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H.R. 1591 (105th)

Regulatory Accountability Act of 1997

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Introduced

14 May 1997

Last action

23 May 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]

Subjects

Budget

Source updated

21 August 2025

Budget

Summary

Regulatory Accountability Act of 1997 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 with regard to Federal mandates to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any new or reauthorized measure (controlled private regulatory legislation) imposing costs on the private sector of $100 million or more (controlled Federal private sector mandate) unless it specifies a regulatory cost authorization for each such mandate of the dollar amount of private sector costs authorized to result from implementing or enforcing regulations. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the costs of mandate compliance for each measure reported by an authorization committee. Prohibits the total amount of private sector compliance costs from exceeding the regulatory cost authorization for a covered law. Prohibits a proposed covered regulation from taking effect unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has certified in the Federal Register that its implementation will not violate the first prohibition. Exempts from such prohibitions any regulation which the President finds is necessary because of an emergency. Requires such estimates to be publicly available for each covered law.

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Timeline

  1. 14 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Government Reform

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 23 May 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

    Source: Committee

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