Administrative Rulemaking Reform Act

Administrative Rulemaking Reform Act - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to revise rulemaking requirements.

Exempts from notice and comment requirements: (1) only those matters pertaining to military or foreign affairs functions which are properly classified under executive order to be kept secret in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy; and (2) temporary emergency rules. Eliminates the current exemption for: (1) matters concerning public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts; (2) interpretive rules; and (3) general policy statements.

Directs a Federal agency to: (1) make a reasonable attempt to notify persons likely to be affected by a proposed rulemaking; and (2) send a notice of a proposed rulemaking to any person requesting it. Requires each rulemaking notice to include: (1) the purpose, projected effective date, and text of the proposed rule; and (2) a list of the studies upon which the agency intends to rely in the rulemaking.

Pemits an agency to: (1) invite persons representing different points of view to submit suggestions regarding the content of a proposed rule; or (2) create an advisory committee to report such suggestions.

Directs an agency to give interested persons 45 days after notice of a rulemaking to submit written comments on the proposed rule. Permits an agency to extend such period and to hold hearings to receive oral comments. Requires an agency to: (1) implement appropriate procedures to resolve any controversial factual issue which will materially affect the substance of a proposed rule; and (2) state its resolution of such issue not later than the date the final rule is published.

Requires each agency to maintain a public file of all relevant material and required statements for each rulemaking as well as the objections to the rule and the reasons for rejecting those objectives.

Sets forth the procedure for the promulgation of a rule to replace an emergency rule. Terminates an emergency rule 210 days after it is issued or on the effective date of the rule replacing it, whichever occurs first.

Declares that no person shall be required to comply with a rule adopted not in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, but permits a person to challenge such rule or raise it as a defense in an agency proceeding or a criminal prosecution.

Directs an agency to submit a copy of each rule promulgated, with specified exceptions, to each House of Congress. Declares that the rule shall not become effective if: (1) within 60 days of continuous session of Congress (days) one House adopts a concurrent resolution disapproving the rule and the other House does not disapprove such resolution within 30 days thereafter; or (2) within 60 days a committee of either House has reported or been discharged from consideration of such a resolution and within 90 days both Houses have adopted it. Prohibits an agency from promulgating a new rule identical to one disapproved unless a statute affecting the subject matter of the rule is adopted.

Authorizes either House to adopt a resolution directing agency reconsideration of a rule, other than an emergency rule.

Declares that a new rule shall not become effective if: (1) within 60 days after it is promulgated a committee of either House has reported or been discharged from consideration of such a resolution; and (2) within 90 days after the rule is promulgated either House has adopted such resolution. Directs an agency to reconsider and repromulgate a revised rule within 60 days after such a resolution is adopted or the rule shall lapse. Requires an agency to repromulgate an existing rule within 180 days after the adoption of a resolution of reconsideration with respect to such rule or the rule shall cease to be effective.

Sets forth House and Senate procedures for considering such resolutions of disapproval or reconsideration.

Directs a court reviewing an agency rule to set aside any rule found to be unwarranted by material in the rulemaking file.