UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 899), H2077, H2079 [28FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 492), H2048 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 899): consideration (see H. Res. 492), H2000 [26FE]

Letters

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: David Levin and Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council, H1994 [26FE]

Provisions: Katherine McFate and Robert Weissman, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, H2078, H2081 [28FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H2070 [28FE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 899), H2083 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 899), H1883 [25FE], H2069–H2086 [28FE], H2102 [4MR], H2568 [24MR], H7904 [12NO], E361 [12MR]

——— consideration (H. Res. 492), H2043–H2049 [27FE]

——— motion to recommit, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

Government regulations: clarify that requirements of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of a regulation exceeds its costs, H2079–H2083 [28FE]

——— continue to exempt independent agencies from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2077 [28FE]

——— ensure all impacted entities are provided an opportunity for consultation relative to imposing Federal mandates, H2077–H2079 [28FE]

——— exempt regulatory actions affecting veterans, seniors, consumers, and communities affected by natural disasters from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 899, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 113–362), H2000 [26FE]

Provisions: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 899) (H. Rept. 113–352), H1776 [14FE]

Statements

Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H2047 [27FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 492, consideration of H.R. 899, provisions, H2043 [27FE]

H.R. 899, provisions, H2075 [28FE]