[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    COSPONSOR REGULATORY A-TO-Z BILL

  (Mr. LATHAM asked was given permission to address the house for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation 
requiring each committee of the House to report a comprehensive 
regulatory relief plan during this session of Congress.
  We are currently in the process of considering the Contract With 
America's long-overdue regulatory relief and reform provisions.
  However, we need a vehicle for addressing existing excessive 
regulations that are costing our States, cities, and businesses 
hundreds of billions of dollars. This bill will provide that vehicle, 
free of the arbitrary schedules of reauthorization bills.
  Under this proposal, every Member of the House would have the 
opportunity to offer amendments to their committees' regulatory package 
in order to streamline or reduce the costs of existing regulations, 
eliminate or reduce unfunded Federal mandates, and apply cost-benefit 
analysis review to existing regulations.
  In the tradition of openness of the A-to-Z spending cut plan, I call 
this bill the regulatory A-to-Z bill. I hope all Members will join me 
as a cosponsor of this comprehensive regulatory reform bill.

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