3.0.0 602 2019-02-21T00:02:43Z 2019-02-23T22:07:45Z Senate S S 2011-03-16 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2011-07-20T17:21:51Z Referred to 2011-03-16T22:42:29Z Jobs Creation Act 112 1960 S 2011-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-07-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-220. Committee 2011-06-23 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-220. Committee 2011-03-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-03-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1757) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2011-03-16 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-03-16 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Economic performance and conditions Government information and archives Public participation and lobbying Small business Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-03-16 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-06T18:51:02Z Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act or the CURB Act - Requires each federal agency to: (1) report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on the costs and benefits of each significant regulatory action and of identified alternatives; (2) develop or have written procedures for the approval of significant guidance documents; (3) maintain on its website a list of such documents in effect; (4) establish and advertise on its website a means for the public to electronically submit comments on such documents and a request for issuance, reconsideration, modification, or rescission of such documents; and (5) publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing that a draft of an economically significant guidance document is available, make such document publicly available, invite comment on such draft, and respond to such comments.

Defines a "significant regulatory action" as any regulatory action that is likely to result in a regulation that may: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (2) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or (4) raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates and the priorities, principles, and provisions of this Act.

Authorizes an agency head, in consultation with such Office, to identify a particular document or category of such documents for which the procedures of this Act are not feasible or appropriate.

Requires agencies to notify the Administrator  in emergency situations or when they are obligated by law to act more quickly than normal review procedures allow.

Allows a reduction or waiver of civil penalties on small entities for failure to comply with regulatory requirements.

]]> CURB Act Short Titles as Introduced CURB Act Short Titles as Introduced Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act Display Title CURB Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require regulatory reform. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s602is/xml/BILLS-112s602is.xml 2011-07-20 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-220. 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.