HR 110 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Congressional Responsibility Act of 2003

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 9, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Congressional Responsibility Act of 2003 - Prohibits a regulation from taking effect before the enactment of a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation.

Requires an agency, whenever it promulgates a regulation, to submit to each House of Congress a report containing its text and an explanation.

Sets forth expedited congressional procedures for consideration of bills to enact agency regulations.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2003 to Mar 24, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WIPaul D. RyanJan 29, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterJun 24, 2003
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleJun 24, 2003
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJun 24, 2003
R-KYRon LewisJun 24, 2003
R-TXRon PaulJun 24, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJun 24, 2003
R-IASteve KingJun 24, 2003
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jun 24, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinJun 24, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJul 10, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonJul 10, 2003
R-WIMark GreenJul 10, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerJul 10, 2003
R-VAEdward L. SchrockJul 14, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 9, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.
  2. Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
  3. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

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