[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2175 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2175

 To require certain agencies to submit a cost-benefit analysis to the 
           Congress before implementing proposed regulations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2011

 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require certain agencies to submit a cost-benefit analysis to the 
           Congress before implementing proposed regulations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Balance Act''.

SEC. 2. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT 
              REGULATORY ACTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
              AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD AND DRUG 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Before any proposed regulation that is determined to be a 
significant regulatory action, as such term is defined in Executive 
Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory planning and 
review), takes effect, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration shall--
            (1) perform the cost-benefit analysis described in section 
        6(a)(3) of such Executive Order (or any successor thereto) for 
        such proposed regulation; and
            (2) submit such analysis to the Congress.
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