HOUSE 395116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

POWERS Act of 2019

Last Action: 1/9/2019

Actions

2019-01-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
2019-01-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-09Introduced in House
2019-01-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-09 (00)

Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2019 or the POWERS Act of 2019

This bill requires agencies to (1) provide at least a 60-day period for the public to comment on proposed rules, and (2) respond within 10 days to certain congressional inquiries submitted during that period about a proposed rule.

Cosponsors (8)

Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
Tom Cole (R-OK)
FRANK LUCAS (R-OK)
Kevin Hern (R-OK)
Steve Watkins (R-KS)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight

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