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HR 3010 - Establishes Additional Requirements for Regulatory Agencies - Key Vote
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Stages
- Dec. 8, 2011 Senate Referred to Committee
- Dec. 2, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Sept. 22, 2011 House Introduced
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Dec. 8, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - Dec. 2, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Establishes Additional Requirements for Regulatory Agencies
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires regulatory agencies to consider the costs and benefits of potential alternatives to new rules and that establishes additional rule-making requirements.
Highlight: -Requires regulatory agencies to make factual determinations based on evidence and to consider certain criteria during the rule-making process including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 3):
- -The legal authority under which a rule may be proposed;
-The specific nature and significance of the problem the agency seeks to address through the rule;
-Whether existing rules have created or contributed to the problem, and whether those rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem in whole or in part;
-Any "reasonable alternatives" to the proposed new rule; and
-The costs and benefits associated with potential alternative rules.
- -No federal response;
-Amending or rescinding existing rules;
-Potential state or local action that could be taken in lieu of agency action; or
-Potential responses that establish economic incentives to encourage the desired behavior.
- -Major rules;
-High-impact rules; and
-Rules involving "novel" legal or policy issues.
- -An annual cost on the economy of at least $100 million, adjusted annually for inflation;
-A "major increase" in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, governments, or regions;
-"Significant adverse effects" on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises; or
-"Significant impacts" on multiple sectors of the economy.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Sept. 22, 2011
Title: Establishes Additional Requirements for Regulatory Agencies
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Co-sponsors
- Sandra 'Sandy' Adams (FL - R)
- Steven 'Steve' Austria (OH - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Dennis A. Cardoza (CA - D)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT - R)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Jim Costa (CA - D)
- Geoff Davis (KY - R)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Trey Gowdy (SC - R)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Lynn M. Jenkins (KS - R)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Mike Pence (IN - R)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Ben Quayle (AZ - R)
- Dennis A. Ross (FL - R)
- James Austin Scott (GA - R)
- Joseph Heath Shuler (NC - D)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
