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HOUSE 3230118th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 741.

Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023

Last Action
12/18/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 741.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on the Budget discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on the Budget discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Rules discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Rules discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-906, Part I.
  • 2024-12-18Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-906, Part I.
  • 2023-07-12Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 20.
  • 2023-07-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2023-05-11Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-05-11Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-05-11Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-05-11Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-11 (00)

Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates.

Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final major rule. The analysis must include regulatory alternatives to the rule.

Major rule means a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines is likely to cause

  • an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more;
  • a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies, or geographic regions; or
  • significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, public health and safety, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.

Before promulgating any proposed or final major rule, an agency shall select the regulatory alternative that maximizes net benefits, taking into consideration only the costs and benefits that arise within the scope of the statutory provision that authorizes the rulemaking, with exceptions.

The bill prohibits Congress from considering a bill that increases private sector costs more than a certain amount unless certain conditions are met.

Cosponsors (6)

  • Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
  • Mary Peltola (D-AK)
  • Jared Golden (D-ME)
  • Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
  • PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
  • Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Labor market
  • Monetary policy
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Performance measurement
  • Small business
  • State and local finance
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