[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 72

Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, 
   pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the 
 Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs 
                          and economic growth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

Mr. Sessions submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, 
   pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the 
 Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs 
                          and economic growth.

    Resolved, That each standing committee designated in section 3 of 
this resolution shall inventory and review existing, pending, and 
proposed regulations, orders, and other administrative actions or 
procedures by agencies of the Federal Government within such 
committee's jurisdiction. In completing such inventory and review, each 
committee shall consider the matters described in section 2. Each 
committee shall conduct such hearings and other oversight activities as 
it deems necessary in support of the inventory and review, and shall 
identify in any report filed pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI for the 
first session of the 112th Congress any oversight or legislative 
activity conducted in support of, or as a result of, such inventory and 
review.

SEC. 2. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.

    In completing the review and inventory described in the first 
section of this resolution, each committee shall identify regulations, 
executive and agency orders, and other administrative actions or 
procedures that--
            (1) impede private-sector job creation;
            (2) discourage innovation and entrepreneurial activity;
            (3) hurt economic growth and investment;
            (4) harm the Nation's global competitiveness;
            (5) limit access to credit and capital;
            (6) fail to utilize or apply accurate cost-benefit 
        analyses;
            (7) create additional economic uncertainty;
            (8) are promulgated in such a way as to limit transparency 
        and the opportunity for public comment, particularly by 
        affected parties;
            (9) lack specific statutory authorization;
            (10) undermine labor-management relations;
            (11) result in large-scale unfunded mandates on employers 
        without due cause; or
            (12) impose undue paperwork and cost burdens on small 
        businesses.

SEC. 3. COMMITTEES.

    The committees referred to in the first section of this resolution 
are as follows--
            (1) The Committee on Agriculture;
            (2) The Committee on Education and the Workforce;
            (3) The Committee on Energy and Commerce;
            (4) The Committee on Financial Services;
            (5) The Committee on the Judiciary;
            (6) The Committee on Natural Resources;
            (7) The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;
            (8) The Committee on Small Business;
            (9) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and
            (10) The Committee on Ways and Means.
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