Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999

Summary

Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from imposing a sanction for a violation of a rule if the agency or court finds any one of the following: (1) the rule was not printed in the Code of Federal Regulations or in the Federal Register, was not known to the person, or was not knowable to a person who has engaged in a reasonable, good faith investigation of the rules applicable to the conduct that allegedly violated the rule; (2) the rule failed to give the person fair warning of the conduct that it prohibits or requires; or (3) with respect only to a retrospective sanction, the person acted in reasonable reliance upon written representations about what the rule prohibits or requires which were issued by the agency or an official with actual or apparent authority to interpret, administer, or enforce the rule.

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Timeline

1. 1 March 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 March 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E299-300)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 18 March 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

   Source: Committee

6. 29 June 1999

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 29 September 1999

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

8. 29 September 1999

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 March 1999 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 March 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 March 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 March 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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