HR 395 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

POWERS Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Markwayne Mullin R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 9, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, 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.

IntroducedJan 9, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2019 or the POWERS Act of 2019

This bill requires agencies to (1) provide at least a 60-day period for the public to comment on proposed rules, and (2) respond within 10 days to certain congressional inquiries submitted during that period about a proposed rule.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Apr 12, 2019, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jan 9, 2019
R-OK	Kevin Hern		Jan 16, 2019
R-KS	Steve Watkins		Apr 12, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jan 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House

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