Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019
This bill establishes procedures and provides statutory authority to reduce the number of federal regulations. Specifically, it requires each agency to establish a regulatory reform task force chaired by a designated regulatory reform officer. Each task force must, among other duties (1) review each existing agency regulation; (2) estimate the potential cost savings of repealing or modifying each regulation; and (3) identify regulations that are appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification based on cost, effectiveness, and impact on employment.
The bill further provides statutory authority for the executive order prohibiting agencies from issuing a new regulation with an economic impact of at least $100 million without identifying two regulations for repeal that will offset the cost of the proposed new regulation.
Agencies also must submit a list of all planned regulatory actions for inclusion in the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, including (1) the estimated economic effect of each action, and (2) proposed deregulatory actions to offset the cost of each proposed new regulation. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must establish an annual regulatory budget for each federal agency that specifies the net allowable increase in regulatory costs for each agency during the next fiscal year.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Sep 11, 2019, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 6, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3860 | Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 1, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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