3.0.0 4231 2023-01-11T13:38:08Z 2023-01-11T13:38:08Z House HR 2017-11-02 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 178 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORMAN:H.R. 4231.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H8444]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-21T21:04:12Z Referred to 2017-11-02T14:02:15Z BEST Act 115 578 S 2017-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2017-11-21 hsju05 Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Committee 2017-11-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-11-02 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2017-11-02 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-11-02 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-11-02 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2017-11-02 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2017-11-02 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2017-11-02 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2017-11-02 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-11-02 True B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2017-11-02 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2017-11-02 True A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2017-11-02 True H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2017-11-02 True G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2017-11-14 False R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 2017-11-14 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2018-01-25 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2018-01-25 False P000609 Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] Gary Palmer R AL J. 6 2018-04-27 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures General science and technology matters Scientific communication Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-11-02 Introduced in House 2017-11-08T20:46:00Z Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act or the BEST Act

This bill requires a federal agency, to the extent it is making a decision based on science when issuing a rule, to use scientific information, technical procedures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models in a manner that is consistent with the best available science and the intended use of the information, based on the weight of the scientific evidence.

Each federal agency shall make available to the public: (1) all of its notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent agreements, and orders in connection with a rule; (2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation conducted in connection with a rule; and (3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in carrying out each evaluation, along with the results of those studies.

]]> BEST Act Display Title BEST Act Short Titles as Introduced BEST Act Short Titles as Introduced Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide requirements for agency decision making based on science. Introduced in House 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4231ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4231ih.xml 2017-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. 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.