Bureaucratic Overreach Review Act

The Bureaucratic Overreach Review Act (S 4641) requires federal agencies to review every case since the 1984 Chevron decision where courts deferred to an agency's interpretation of a law, and to publish a written memo stating whether they will maintain, change, or reverse that interpretation. It also mandates the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report within 180 days listing all such cases, the relevant laws or rules, and how private parties were affected. This bill directly impacts federal agencies and the private individuals or businesses involved in past regulatory decisions. The goal is to increase transparency and accountability in how agencies interpret federal laws, without altering current legal standards.