Regulatory Accountability Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines new definitions for guidance, major guidance, major rule, OIRA, and Administrator in APA Section 551, requires comprehensive overhaul of APA Section 553 rulemaking requiring cost-benefit analysis, OIRA pre-publication review, 90-day comment periods for major rules, advance notice, restrictions on agency advocacy, and requires overhaul of judicial review under APA Section 706 requiring de novo review of agency rule record, eliminating deference to agency factual determinations for major rules. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs could gain revenue opportunities, Regulated businesses and industries could face lower compliance burdens, and Regulated industries and trade associations could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal regulatory agencies would take on compliance duties, Environmental and consumer protection groups could face higher barriers, and Federal judiciary would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines new definitions for guidance, major guidance, major rule, OIRA, and Administrator in APA Section 551.
- Requires comprehensive overhaul of APA Section 553 rulemaking requiring cost-benefit analysis, OIRA pre-publication review, 90-day comment periods for major rules, advance notice, restrictions on agency advocacy...
- Requires overhaul of judicial review under APA Section 706 requiring de novo review of agency rule record, eliminating deference to agency factual determinations for major rules.
- Creates prospective application clause ensuring amendments only apply to rulemakings initiated after enactment.
- Creates rule of construction preserving copyright protections under title 17.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines new definitions for guidance, major guidance, major rule, OIRA, and Administrator in APA Section 551, requires comprehensive overhaul of APA Section 553 rulemaking requiring cost-benefit analysis, OIRA pre-publication review, 90-day comment periods for major rules, advance notice, restrictions on agency advocacy, and requires overhaul of judicial review under APA Section 706 requiring de novo review of agency rule record, eliminating deference to agency factual determinations for major rules.
Key Policy Areas
Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill defines new definitions for guidance, major guidance, major rule, OIRA, and Administrator in APA Section 551, requires comprehensive overhaul of APA Section 553 rulemaking requiring cost-benefit analysis, OIRA pre-publication review, 90-day comment periods for major rules, advance notice, restrictions on agency advocacy, and requires overhaul of judicial review under APA Section 706 requiring de novo review of agency rule record, eliminating deference to agency factual determinations for major rules.
Policy Domains
Sections 2-3 - Definitions and Rulemaking
Identified Gains
- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
- Regulated businesses and industries
- Regulated industries and trade associations
- Regulated industries
Identified Costs
- Federal regulatory agencies
- Environmental and consumer protection groups
- Federal judiciary
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal judiciary, Federal regulatory agencies, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Positive-direction: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Negative-direction: Federal judiciary, Federal regulatory agencies
Regulated businesses and industries, Regulated industries, Regulated industries and trade associations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Agency statement of general applicability not intended to have force of law, setting forth policy or interpretation
Guidance likely to lead to annual economic effect, major increase in costs, or significant adverse competitive effects
Rule likely to cause annual effect on economy of 100M+ or major increase in costs/prices or significant adverse competitive effects
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
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