HR 1281 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

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. IntroducedMar 31, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011 - Prohibits federal agencies from taking any rulemaking action during the two-year period beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act. Extends any deadline for any action authorized or required to be taken before the end of such moratorium period for five months or until the end of the period, whichever is later. Specifies exceptions, including for actions that: (1) are determined to be necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, or to establish or enforce statutory rights against discrimination; or (2) pertain to a military or foreign affairs function other than procurement or to aviation safety.

Requires each federal agency to submit an economic impact statement, which shall contain a detailed estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of a regulation or rule, including the anticipated net impact on employment, on each rulemaking action that was proposed but not promulgated before the start of such moratorium. Requires any rulemaking action after the moratorium ends to include such a statement.

Exempts: (1) the General Accounting Office (GAO); (2) the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (3) the governments of the District of Columbia and of U.S. territories and possessions; (4) government-owned contractor-operated facilities; (5) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and (6) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2011 to Nov 17, 2011, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBill FloresOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-VAE. Scott RigellOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-SCMick MulvaneyOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-TNStephen Lee FincherOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-TXRon PaulApr 1, 2011
R-CATom McClintockApr 1, 2011
R-PAJoseph R. PittsApr 4, 2011
R-INDan BurtonApr 11, 2011

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
  2. Apr 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.
  3. Apr 1, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2218)
  4. Mar 31, 2011Introduced in House
  5. Mar 31, 2011Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 213RARE Act of 2011Related billFeb 8, 2011

Subjects

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Text 1

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  1. Mar 31, 2011Introduced in House

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