[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3194 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3194

   To provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 2011

   Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
    addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze 
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS.

    Except as provided in section 3, an agency may not issue a covered 
regulation until the end of the moratorium period.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 shall not apply to a covered regulation 
if the head of the agency--
            (1) makes a specific finding that the covered regulation--
                    (A) is necessary due to an imminent threat to human 
                health or safety, or any other emergency;
                    (B) is necessary for the enforcement of a criminal 
                law;
                    (C) has as its principal effect--
                            (i) fostering private sector job creation 
                        and the enhancement of the competitiveness of 
                        workers in the United States;
                            (ii) encouraging economic growth; or
                            (iii) repealing, narrowing, or streamlining 
                        a rule, regulation, or administrative process, 
                        or otherwise reducing regulatory burdens;
                    (D) pertains to a military or foreign affairs 
                function of the United States; or
                    (E) is limited to interpreting, implementing, or 
                administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
            (2) submits the finding to Congress and publishes the 
        finding in the Federal Register.
    (b) Review.--Not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act each agency shall submit any covered regulation that the head 
of the agency determines is exempt under this section to the Office of 
Management and Budget and Congress.
    (c) Nondelegable Authority.--The head of an agency may not delegate 
the authority provided under this section to exempt the application of 
any provision of this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term under section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) Covered regulation.--The term ``covered regulation'' 
        means a final regulation that--
                    (A) directly or indirectly increases costs on 
                businesses in a manner which will have an adverse 
                effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, 
                competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the 
                economy;
                    (B) is likely to--
                            (i) have an annual effect on the economy of 
                        $100,000,000 or more;
                            (ii) 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;
                            (iii) create a serious inconsistency or 
                        otherwise interfere with an action taken or 
                        planned by another agency;
                            (iv) materially alter the budgetary impact 
                        of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan 
                        programs or the rights and obligations of 
                        recipients thereof; or
                            (v) raise novel legal or policy issues; and
                    (C) did not take effect before September 1, 2011.
            (3) Moratorium period.--The term ``moratorium period'' 
        means the period of time--
                    (A) beginning 30 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) ending January 20, 2013.
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