3.0.0 1820 2023-01-11T13:30:05Z 2023-01-11T13:30:05Z Senate S 2015-07-21 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-09-06T23:09:33Z Markup by 2015-10-07T14:00:00Z Hearings by 2015-09-16T14:08:34Z Referred to 2015-07-21T21:18:32Z S. Rept. 114-343 2016-09-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 614. Calendars 2016-09-06 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-343. Additional views filed. Committee 2016-09-06 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-343. Additional views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2015-10-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-09-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2015-07-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK N H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-07-28 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-09-28 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2015-11-30 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-02-22 False 2016-08-31T21:33:00Z S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51934 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 7, 2015 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Competition and antitrust Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Consumer affairs Economic performance and conditions Government information and archives Inflation and prices Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2016-09-29T20:14:38Z Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015

Defines a "major rule" as a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) determines is likely to impose: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S. enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

Directs an agency, not later than 90 days before publishing a notice of proposed rule making for a major rule in the Federal Register, to publish advance notice of proposed rule making for such rule. Requires such advance notice to: (1) include a written statement identifying the nature and significance of the problem to be addressed, the legal authority under which the rule is proposed, and an achievable objective for the rule and metrics for measuring progress toward that objective; and (2) solicit and provide a period of at least 60 days for submission of written data, views, and argument from interested persons.

Makes this Act inapplicable to a major rule: (1) for which the proposing agency is not required to publish a notice of proposed rule making, (2) if the OIRA determines that the requirements described in this Act would not serve the public interest, or (3) if the agency proposing the major rule is otherwise specifically exempted by law from notice and comment rule making procedures.

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(Sec. 2) This bill defines a "major rule" as a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) determines is likely to impose: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S. enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

The bill directs an agency, not later than 90 days before publishing a notice of proposed rule making for a major rule in the Federal Register, to publish advance notice of proposed rule making for such rule, which shall:

  • include a written statement identifying the nature and significance of the problem to be addressed, a general description of regulatory alternatives, the legal authority under which the rule is proposed, and an achievable objective for the rule and metrics by which the agency expects to measure progress toward that objective; and
  • solicit and provide a period of at least 60 days for submission of written data, views, and argument from interested persons.

Any deviation between policies set forth in such statement and any final agency action shall not be considered arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

The bill is inapplicable to a major rule:

  • for which the proposing agency is not required to publish a notice of proposed rule making,
  • if the OIRA determines that complying with the requirements described in this bill would not serve the public interest or would be unduly burdensome and duplicative of processes required by specific statutory requirements as rigorous as those prescribed in this bill, or
  • if the agency proposing the major rule is otherwise specifically exempted by law from notice and comment rule making procedures.

Such a determination made by the OIRA shall not be subject to judicial review.

]]> Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 Display Title Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1820rs/xml/BILLS-114s1820rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1820is/xml/BILLS-114s1820is.xml 2016-09-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 614. 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.