Senate
SMART Act of 2025
Bill S76
119th CongressBill Status:
1
Introduced2
Passed House3
Passed Senate4
To President5
Became LawAt a glance
Current status
Senate
Introduced
Next step
Senate committee review
Latest vote
Senate
Nov 20, 2025Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-51)
Margin: 45-50Party split: Party-line
Summary
Key points
- This bill requires agencies, when publishing a proposed or final major rule, to include a framework for assessing whether the rule achieves its regulatory objective
This bill requires agencies, when publishing a proposed or final major rule, to include a framework for assessing whether the rule achieves its regulatory objective. An agency must assess a rule in the time frame included in the framework. The assess...
Latest vote: Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-51) (45-50) — Narrow margin — Party split: Party-line in the Senate on Nov 20, 2025
Why people are debating this bill
- •Vote was close (45–50)
- •Mostly party-line vote