Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act
Summary
Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act This bill authorizes the President to order independent regulatory agencies to comply with specified regulatory analysis requirements. Specifically, the President may require an independent regulatory agency to (1) comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies, (2) provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives to the rule, (3) publish the assessments with the rules, and (4) submit to the office for review any proposed or final economically significant rule. An economically significant rule is a rule that is likely to (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; or (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities. In addition, the bill prohibits judicial review of an independent regulatory agency's compliance with the requirements of this bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
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President
Introduced Jun 24, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
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Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Ron Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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