Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019
This bill directs agencies to publish advance notice of a proposed rulemaking at least 90 days before publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a major rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) determines is likely to impose (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, health, safety, the environment, or the ability of U.S. enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
The advance notice must
- include, among other information, a written a description of the rule and the legal authority under which it is proposed; and
- solicit and provide a period of at least 30 days for submission of written data, views, and argument from interested persons.
Any difference between such advance notice and the notice of proposed rulemaking may not be considered arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Advance notice is not required if the proposing agency is not required to publish notice of proposed rulemaking or OIRA finds that such advance notice is (1) not in the public interest, (2) duplicative of another statutory requirement, (3) not practicable due to a required deadline, or (4) for a rule that is routine or periodic in nature. Such a determination made by OIRA is not subject to judicial review.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 13, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 May 13, 2019Markup Jun 19, 2019Reported Sep 10, 2019 |
| Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee | Hearings May 22, 2019 | |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Hearings May 22, 2019 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-88.
- Sep 10, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192.
- Jun 19, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 22, 2019Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-86.
- May 22, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-86.
- May 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2019Read 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 26, 2019S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 19, 2019
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 13, 2019Introduced 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.
