Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
Latest action · Jan 8, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 8.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 11, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Dec 11, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 11, 2025Markup Jan 8, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 8, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 8.
- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 14, 2026H.R. 6622, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 8, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 209, December 11, 2025, page H5810.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Civil actions and liability
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Legal fees and court costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
