REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 527), H8041, H8044, H8046, H8047, H8048, H8049 [1DE]

———consideration (H. Res. 477), H7957 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 1938), S8148 [1DE] (see H.R. 527), H549 [8FE]

Enact (H.R. 527): consideration (see H. Res. 477), H7927 [29NO]

Letters

Provisions: several business organizations, S8155 [1DE]

Regulatory reform legislation: William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8086 [2DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 527), H8054 [1DE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 527), H692, H693 [11FE], H2026 [29MR], H7989-H7994 [30NO], H8034-H8056 [1DE], H8083 [2DE], H8220, H8221 [7DE], E2168, E2172, E2173 [2DE], E2275 [15DE]

———consideration (H. Res. 477), H7949-H7957 [30NO]

———motion to recommit, H8054 [1DE]

Government regulations: exempt any rulemaking intended to provide incentives for small businesses to hire veterans from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities, H8054 [1DE]

———exempt any rulemaking to carry out the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities, H8049, H8050 [1DE]

———exempt rules determined by OMB to create jobs from requirement of a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8047, H8048 [1DE]

———exempt rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8044-H8046 [1DE]

———exempt rules related to food, workplace, or consumer products safety, or air or water quality from requirement of complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities before implementation, H8046, H8047 [1DE]

———require a GAO report to determine costs, impact on Federal agency rulemaking and ability to respond to emergencies of requiring a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities, H8048 [1DE]

———require agencies' regulatory flexibility analysis to assess cumulative impact of rules stemming from implementation of free trade agreements, H8044 [1DE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (S. 1938), S8152 [1DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 527, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 112-296), H7927 [29NO]

Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 112-289), H7712 [16NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 112-289), H7712 [16NO], H7927 [29NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 477, consideration of H.R. 527, provisions, H7949 [30NO]

H.R. 527, provisions, H8041-H8044 [1DE]

S. 1938, provisions, S8152-S8155 [1DE]