Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 27, 2021 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 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021
This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking.
Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that results in (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, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
In addition, the bill establishes a congressional disapproval process for a nonmajor rule. A nonmajor rule may only take effect if Congress does not disapprove of the rule.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2021 to Mar 14, 2022, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Jan 27, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1776 | Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021 | Identical bill | May 18, 2021 |
| HR 8588 | Fair Care Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Business investment and capital
- Competition and antitrust
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Economic performance and conditions
- Government Operations and Politics
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Inflation and prices
- Judicial review and appeals
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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