United States · Bill · S
S. 1140 (115th)
SCRAP Act
Introduced
16 May 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Summary
Sunset the CRA and Restore American Protections Act of 2017 or the SCRAP Act This bill repeals the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA allows Congress to vote on a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn a recently issued agency rule and prohibit the agency from reissuing a rule that is substantially the same unless specifically authorized by Congress. The bill allows agencies to reinstate rules overturned by the CRA by: (1) publishing the rule in the Federal Register within one year after enactment of this bill, or (2) using notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act after the one-year period after enactment of this bill.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 May 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1140