S 3210 — EXPERTS Act of 2025

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html November 19, 2025

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The bill requires additional disclosure of conflicts of interest in rulemaking, thereby increasing transparency and accountability in the regulatory process.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553

  After notice required → (1) After notice required

  The bill adds a numerical designation to the sentence, indicating a new subsection will follow.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553(c)(1)

  , subject to subsections (f) and (h),

  This addition clarifies that the agency's obligations are subject to new requirements introduced later in the bill.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553(c)

  In the case of any submission under paragraph (1) by an interested person that includes a scientific, economic, or technical study or research (or a citation thereto) that the interested person funded directly or indirectly, or the nonpublic results of any scientific, economic, or technical study or research that the interested person funded directly or indirectly, the interested person shall disclose to the agency the following: The amount of any funds that were received by the person who conducted the study or research. The entity that provided the funds referred to in subparagraph (A). Any entity that was allowed to review or revise the study or research, and the extent of that review or revision. Any financial relationship between the person who conducted the study or research, and any person that would be affected by the proposed rule.

  This establishes disclosure requirements for interested persons submitting relevant studies that they funded.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553

  With respect to any submission by an interested person under subsection (c) or any other submission by an interested person relating to a proposed rule or final rule that includes a scientific, economic, or technical study or research by the interested person not published in a publicly available peer-reviewed publication, or any result of a scientific, economic, or technical study or research by the interested person not published in a publicly available peer-reviewed publication, the interested person, in making that submission, shall disclose to the agency-- the source of any funding for the study or research, as applicable; any entity that sponsored the study or research; the extent to which the findings of the study or research were reviewed by a person that may be affected by the rule making to which the submission relates; the identity of any person identified under paragraph (3); and the nature of any financial relationship, including a consulting agreement, the support of any expert witness, and the funding of research, between any person that conducted the study or research and any interested person with respect to the rule making to which the submission relates.

  This adds further requirements for disclosures related to studies not published in peer-reviewed journals.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553

  With respect to a study or research that is submitted by an interested person to an agency under subsection (c), the agency shall ensure that the study or research is available to the public (including on the internet website of the agency and on the public docket of the agency for the rule making) unless disclosure is exempted or excluded under section 552.

  This mandates public availability of submitted studies or research unless exempt.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553

  If a study or research submitted by an interested person to an agency under subsection (c) presents a conflict described in paragraph (2), the agency shall disclose the conflict to the public on the internet website of the agency and on the public docket of the agency, and by publication in the Federal Register, unless disclosure is exempted or excluded under section 552.

  This requires agencies to disclose conflicts related to submitted studies.

• 5 U.S.C. § 553

  In the case of a violation of the requirement to make a disclosure under subsection (c)(2) or subsection (f) with respect to a submission or under subsection (h) with respect to a conflict related to a submission referred to under subsection (g), the agency may exclude from consideration or otherwise disregard the submission, and the agency has no obligation to respond to the submission, except that the submission may be remade with required disclosures during the opportunity for participation referred to in subsection (c)(1). Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the level of deference (in accordance with applicable law) accorded to agency action by a court reviewing such action.

  This provides agencies the ability to disregard submissions that do not meet disclosure requirements.

Action History

1. November 19, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. November 19, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

• Elizabeth Warren · Primary
• Peter Welch · Cosponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor
• Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor
• Bernard Sanders · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · Cosponsor
• Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
• Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor
• Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor
• Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor
• Andy Kim · Cosponsor

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