S 329 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Write the Laws Act

S 329, the "Write the Laws Act," requires Congress to write all federal laws directly instead of delegating legislative authority to agencies. It prohibits Congress from authorizing any executive agency, court, or other entity to create or clarify criminal, civil, or regulatory rules - mandating that all such rules must be explicitly defined in standalone congressional statutes. The bill declares that any law, rule, or regulation violating this prohibition would have "no force or effect," and allows individuals to sue the government to block enforcement of non-compliant rules. It applies only to laws enacted 90 days after the bill's passage, not existing regulations.
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Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Feb 9, 2023
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