RED Tape Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 5, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017 or the RED Tape Act of 2017
This bill prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more existing rules causing such a burden and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the rules repealed or amended. The bill exempts a rule that: (1) relates to the internal policy or practice of, or procurement by, the agency; or (2) is being revised to be less burdensome by decreasing requirements imposed by, or compliance costs of, the rule.
In determining whether to repeal such a rule, an agency must consider: (1) whether the rule has achieved its purpose, has become obsolete, or overlaps with a rule to be issued; (2) any adverse effects that could materialize if the rule is repealed; and (3) whether the costs of the rule outweigh its benefits.
Each agency must submit semiannually to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for publication in the Unified Agenda a list of such rules the agency intends to issue, repeal, or amend during the following six months and the cost of each such rule.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2017 to Feb 2, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Feb 2, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Feb 2, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45032 | The Trump Administration and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Archived | Report | Nov 29, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 441 | RED Tape Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 12, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require each agency to repeal or amend 2 or more rules before issuing or amending a rule.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017
- RED Tape Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
