ALERT Act

Summary

All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2023 or the ALERT Act of 202 3 This bill establishes various reporting requirements with respect to federal agency rulemaking. Specifically, each agency must submit a monthly report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for each rule the agency expects to propose or finalize during the following year, including information about the objectives and legal basis for the rule as well as whether the rule is subject to periodic review based on its significant economic impact. Additionally, each agency must submit a monthly report for any rule expected to be finalized during the following year for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking, including an approximate schedule for completing action on the rule and an estimate of its cost and economic effects. OIRA must publish this information online and, subject to certain exceptions, a rule may not take effect until the information has been published for at least six months. The bill also requires OIRA to annually publish in the Federal Register specified information it receives from agencies under this bill, including a list of each rule an agency has proposed and the total cost of all rules proposed or finalized. OIRA must further publish online (1) any analysis of the costs or benefits of rules that were proposed or finalized during the previous year, and (2) a list of rules that were subjected to various forms of review during the previous year.

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Timeline

1. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 February 2024

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 February 2024

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 18 December 2024

   Discharge

   Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

   Source: Discharge

7. 18 December 2024

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 December 2024

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-904, Part I.

   Source: Committee

9. 18 December 2024

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 739.

   Source: Calendars

10. 18 December 2024

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-904, Part I.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported in House · 18 December 2024 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 10 January 2023 · Official file

Documents

5 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 December 2024

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 December 2024

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 January 2023

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Sponsors

• Bob Good · R · Sponsor
• Tom McClintock · R · Sponsor
• Mary Miller · R · Sponsor
• Barry Moore · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsgo00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← ALERT Act of 2024
• related to ← ALERT Act of 2021