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SENATE 68117th CongressReferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S774)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should submit the Paris Agreement to the Senate for review and consideration.

Last Action
2/22/2021

Actions

  • 2021-01-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2021-01-27Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-27 (00)

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021

This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking.

Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that results in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

In addition, the bill establishes a congressional disapproval process for a nonmajor rule. A nonmajor rule may only take effect if Congress does not disapprove of the rule.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Charles Grassley (R-IA)
  • Rob Portman (R-OH)
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)
  • Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
  • Todd Young (R-IN)
  • Jerry Moran (R-KS)
  • Mike Rounds (R-SD)
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
  • Roy Blunt (R-MO)
  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)
  • Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
  • Patrick Toomey (R-PA)
  • Ben Sasse (R-NE)
  • Mike Lee (R-UT)
  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Mike Braun (R-IN)
  • Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Business investment and capital
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional oversight
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Industrial policy and productivity
  • Inflation and prices
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Unemployment
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