To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA71A82E2334C4575924BD07C2F09110B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 or the REINS Act of 2023.
- Section H34AA8E9FE6FC4D98A68B4288ACFECD2A: 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United...
- Section H02D47061D52C497189C170D33ABFBEFC: 3. Congressional review of agency rulemaking Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 8Congressional Review of Agency...
- Section H2929BA578B6E4F3EB214C2C5D5BB57E9: 801. Congressional review Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal Register a list of information...
- Section H844B32F5132A434F81292D2EC88F4D98: 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution addressing a report...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read the first time
Additional sponsors: Mr. Yakym, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Self, Mr. Scalise, …
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
Committees on Rules and the Budget discharged; committed to the …
Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Comer, Mr. Emmer, …
Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Comer, Mr. Emmer, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Comptroller General / Government Accountability Office, Congress (House and Senate), Federal courts
Positive-direction: Federal courts, Federal wildlife/lands management agencies
Negative-direction: Comptroller General / Government Accountability Office, Congress (House and Senate), Federal regulatory agencies, Federal regulatory agencies (EPA, OSHA, SEC, CFPB, etc.), Federal regulatory agencies (must provide data to GAO), Government Accountability Office, OIRA Administrator (Office of Management and Budget)
Employers subject to labor/safety regulations, Industries facing rules with $100M+ economic impact, Large corporations subject to major federal regulations
Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve System, Financial services firms subject to SEC/CFPB rules
Industries subject to environmental regulations (oil & gas, mining, manufacturing)
Parties challenging regulations in court
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any rule that is not a major rule. The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term— includes interpretative rules, general statements of policy, and all other agency guidance documents
any rule that is not a major rule. The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term— includes interpretative rules, general statements of policy, and all other agency guidance documents
only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— bears no preamble
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