3.0.0 1029 2023-01-11T13:25:00Z 2023-01-11T13:25:00Z Senate S S 2013-05-23 113 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga16 Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-03-11T18:30:00Z Referred to 2013-05-23T16:13:44Z 2014-03-11 ssga16 Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-371. Committee 2013-05-23 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-05-23 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 2013-05-23 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2013-05-23 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2013-05-23 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2013-05-23 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2013-05-23 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2013-05-23 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2013-05-23 True J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2013-05-23 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2013-06-26 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2014-04-03 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2014-04-03 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2014-07-09 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2014-12-02 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Economic performance and conditions Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Judicial review and appeals Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public participation and lobbying Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-01T21:52:36Z Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to revise requirements for federal agency rulemaking by requiring agencies, in making a rule, to consider: (1) the legal authority under which a rule may be proposed, including whether rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency; (2) the nature and significance of the problem the agency intends to address; (3) whether existing federal laws or rules have created or contributed to the problem; (4) reasonable alternatives for a new rule; and (5) for any major rule or high-impact rule (generally defined as rules having an annual cost on the economy of $100 million or $1 billion or more, respectively), the potential costs and benefits associated with potential alternative rules.

Requires agencies that initiate a rulemaking that may result in a major rule or a high-impact rule to: (1) establish an electronic docket for that rulemaking, which may have a physical counterpart; and (2) publish a notice of initiation of rulemaking in the Federal Register.

Requires agencies issuing a rule to notify the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register which shall include: (1) a text of the proposed rule; (2) a summary of rulemaking considerations; and (3) for any major rule or high-impact rule, a preliminary determination that the benefits of the proposed rule justify its costs and a discussion of the costs and benefits of alternatives to the rule. Provides similar notice requirements when an agency adopts a final rule.

Expands agency requirements for allowing opportunities for public comment. Sets forth requirements for providing public hearings for high-impact and major rules and for petitioning for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule. Requires agencies, in a rulemaking for a major rule or high-impact rule, to adopt the least costly rule considered that meets relevant statutory objectives.

Requires the Administrator to establish and update guidelines for the assessment of: (1) the costs and benefits of proposed and final rules, and (2) other economic issues and risk assessments that are relevant to rulemaking.

Revises the scope of judicial review to prohibit review of a determination of whether a rule is a major rule and to establish a substantial evidence standard for affirming agency rulemaking decisions.

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).

]]> Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Display Title Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 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 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1029is/xml/BILLS-113s1029is.xml 2014-03-11 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-371. 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.