Regulatory Reform and Relief Act

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Strengthening Regulatory Flexibility Title II: Regulatory Impact Analyses Title III: Protections Regulatory Reform and Relief Act - Title I: Strengthening Regulatory Flexibility - Amends Federal civil service law to revise Federal provisions regarding judicial review of regulatory flexibility analyses. (Sec. 101) Authorizes an affected small entity to petition for judicial review within 180 days after the effective date of a final rule which an agency certified would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities or for which an agency prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis. Specifies that, where a provision of law requires that an action challenging a final agency regulation be commenced before the expiration of such 180 day period, such lesser period shall apply to a petition for judicial review. Requires that, where an agency delays the issuance of a final regulatory flexibility analysis, a petition for judicial review shall be filed not later than: (1) 180 days after the analysis is made available to the public; or (2) a lesser number of days specified by a provision of law that requires that an action challenging a final agency regulation be commenced before the expiration of such 180 day period. Authorizes the court, where the agency: (1) certified that such rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, to order the agency to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis if the court determines that the certification was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; and (2) prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis, to order the agency to take corrective action if the court determines that the analysis was prepared without observance of proper procedure. Authorizes the court to stay the rule or grant such other relief as appropriate, if by 90 days after the court order (or such longer period as the court may provide) the agency fails to prepare the required analysis or to take corrective action. (Sec. 102) Sets forth guidelines governing agency transmittal of proposed rules and initial regulatory flexibility analysis to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Authorizes such official to transmit to the agency a statement of the effect of the proposed rule on small entities. Requires publication of such statement and the agency's response in the Federal Register. (Sec. 103) Expresses the sense of the Congress that such official should be permitted to appear as amicus curiae in any action or case brought in a U.S. court for the purpose of reviewing a rule. Title II: Regulatory Impact Analyses - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to define a major rule as one likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $50 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 on the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. (Sec. 202) Requires publication in the Federal Register of notices of intent to engage in major rulemaking at least 90 days before publication of the general notice. (Sec. 203) Requires a hearing for any proposed rule, and an extension of the comment period, if more than 100 interested persons acting individually request such things. (Sec. 204) Requires each agency to prepare a regulatory impact analysis for each major rule promulgated by the agency. Prohibits an agency from adopting a major rule unless the final regulatory impact analysis for the rule is approved or commented upon by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (Sec. 205) Requires the head of an agency, to the extent practicable, to seek to ensure that any proposed major rule or regulatory impact analysis of such a rule is written in a reasonably simple and understandable manner and provides adequate notice of the content of the rule to affected persons. (Sec. 206) Exempts from certain rulemaking requirements of such Act certain regulations pertaining to emergency situations and those for which consideration under such Act would conflict with deadlines imposed by statute or by judicial order. (Sec. 207) Requires the OMB Director to report to the Congress an analysis of rulemaking procedures of Federal agencies and an analysis of the impact of those procedures on the regulated public and regulatory process. Title III: Protections - Directs the President to prescribe regulations for employees of the executive branch to ensure that Federal laws and regulations be administered consistent with the principle that any person shall, in connection with the enforcement of such laws and regulations, be protected from abuse, reprisal, or retaliation, and be treated fairly, equitably, and with due regard for such person's rights under the Constitution.

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Timeline

1. 14 February 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 February 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 February 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 February 1995

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

5. 16 February 1995

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 February 1995

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.

   Source: Calendars

7. 23 February 1995

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-48.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 February 1995

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-48.

   Source: Committee

9. 27 February 1995

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 100 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 926 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

   Source: Floor

10. 28 February 1995

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 100 passed House.

    Source: Floor

11. 1 March 1995

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

12. 1 March 1995

    Vote

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 415 - 15 (Roll no. 187).

    Source: Floor

13. 1 March 1995

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 415 - 15 (Roll no. 187).

    Source: Floor

14. 1 March 1995

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

15. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

16. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 926.

    Source: Floor

17. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 926 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

18. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

19. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 100 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

20. 1 March 1995

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 100. (consideration: CR H2402-2443)

    Source: Floor

21. 3 March 1995

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 5 March 1996

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1665)

    Source: IntroReferral

23. 28 March 1996

    Committee

    For Further Action See H.R.3136.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act of 1995
• related to → To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify procedures for judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements, and for other purposes.
• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 926) to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public participation in Federal agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
• related to ← Regulatory Reform Act of 1995
• related to ← Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act of 1995
• amends ← An amendment to require that any Regulatory Impact Analysis demonstrate that a proposed rule provides for "the most cost-effective approach.".
• amends ← An amendment to change the definition in the bill of those agency actions that would require a regulatory impact analysis. The bill would require such analysis for proposed regulations that would cause a "major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies..." The amendment would require the analysis for regulations that would cause an increase of 5% in costs or prices.
• amends ← An amendment to add a new section which would require agencies to conduct a review as well as renewals of regulatory impact analyses of each major rule of the agencies.
• amends ← An amendment to limit the judicial review process provided for in the Regulatory Impact Analysis provisions. The amendment would limit challenges to an agency on the basis of whether the Regulatory Impact Analysis had been conducted, but would not be able to conduct challenges to each step of the analysis.
• amends ← An amendment to designate the United States District Court for the District of Columbia as having exclusive jurisdiction over actions resulting from the judicial review provisions of the bill.

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