Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011
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.
- IntroducedMar 31, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 1, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 11, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jun 7, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Nov 17, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2011 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2011 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2011 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Apr 1, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2218)
- Apr 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.
- Mar 31, 2011Introduced in House
- 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Debate and remarks H2218 | Reid J. Ribble R-WI | Apr 1, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2214.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 213 | RARE Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 8, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2011Introduced 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.
