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S Amdt 1497 - Small Business Impact Analysis - Key Vote

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Edward Kennedy, Sr. voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.

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Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (53-45) - (Key vote)

Title: Small Business Impact Analysis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt an amendment that changes the definition of a "major rule" from a rule or set of rules that has a gross annual effect on the economy of $50 million or more to $100 million or more.

Highlights:
- Requires federal agencies to run cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments of all regulations. - Indicates that regulations that are predicted to have an affect of $100 million or more net loss in the economy should be eliminated or not approved.
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Amendment - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Small Business Impact Analysis


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