Congressional Review Act Improvement Act
Latest action · Jun 17, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 16, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act - Eliminates a requirement that federal agencies must submit specified information about a rule to both Houses of Congress before such rule can take effect (thus requiring that the information be submitted to only the Comptroller General).
Requires the Comptroller General to submit to each House a weekly report containing a list of the rules received, including a notation identifying each major rule. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to publish such report in the Congressional Record.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 343 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed414–0 | Jun 16, 2009 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 5, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | May 5, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 5, 2009Markup May 20, 2009Reported Jun 12, 2009 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2009 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 16, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6849)
- Jun 16, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 343). (text: CR 6/15/2009 H6773-6774)
- Jun 16, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 15, 2009Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 15, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6773-6775)
- Jun 15, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.
- Jun 15, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 12, 2009Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-150.
- Jun 12, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
- May 20, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 20, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 5, 2009Introduced in House
- May 5, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H6849enact | — | Jun 16, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6773–H6775Text printed H6773 | Louie Gohmert R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Cohen D-TN | Jun 15, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 26, 2009H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Act Improvement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 20, 2009</p>
- May 26, 2009H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Act Improvement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 20, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-143 | FEDERAL RULEMAKING AND THE REGULATORY PROCESS214 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jul 27, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Congressional Review Act Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Congressional Review Act Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Congressional Review Act Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2009Referred in Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2009Reported in House
- May 5, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
