H.R.3396 - Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
7/29/2009--Introduced.Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to: (1) require each agency, before adopting a rule, to determine whether compliance with the rule will result in a specified economic impact; and (2) prohibit an agency fromOfficial Summary
7/29/2009--Introduced.Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to:(1) require each agency, before adopting a rule, to determine whether compliance with the rule will result in a specified economic impact; and
(2) prohibit an agency from enforcing a rule it determines will result in such impact until its requirements are enacted into law.Requires each agency:
(1) annually, to determine whether its rules have resulted in a specified economic impact in the preceding year; and
(2) not later than 365 days after making such determination, to no longer enforce such a rule until its requirements are enacted into law.Defines "specified economic impact" as:
(1) costs to any individual of $5,000 or more in a year;
(2) costs to any partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization of $10,000 or more in a year;
(3) costs to all persons (not including the federal government or a state government) in the aggregate of $25,000 or more in a year; or
(4) the loss by one or more U.S. citizens of existing employment in a year.
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U.S. Congress - H.R.3396 Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act



