3.0.0 1606 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z Senate S S 2011-09-22 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-09-22T17:00:48Z Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 112 3010 HR 2011-12-05 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2011-09-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-09-22 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-09-22 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2011-09-23 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2011-09-23 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2011-10-06 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-11-29 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2011-12-15 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2012-01-30 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Economic performance and conditions Judicial review and appeals Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-15T23:12:15Z Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to revise and expand the requirements for federal agency rulemaking by requiring agencies, in making a rule, to base all preliminary and final determinations on evidence and to consider the legal authority under which the rule may be proposed, the specific nature and significance of the problem the agency may address with the rule, any reasonable alternatives for the rule, and the potential costs and benefits associated with such alternatives.

Requires agencies to publish advance notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules and for high-impact rules (rules having an annual cost on the economy of $100 million or $1 billion or more, respectively), which shall include a written statement identifying the nature and significance of the problem the agency may address with a rule, the legal authority under which the rule may be proposed, and a solicitation for written data and comments from interested persons.

Sets forth criteria for issuing major guidance (agency guidance that is likely to lead to an annual cost on the economy of $100 million or more, a major increase in cost or prices, or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or ability to compete).

Expands the scope of judicial review of agency rulemaking by allowing immediate review of rulemaking not in compliance with notice requirements and establishing a substantial evidence standard for affirming agency rulemaking decisions.

]]> Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Display Title Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1606is/xml/BILLS-112s1606is.xml 2011-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.