H.R. 3628 (103rd): Regulatory Sunset Act of 1993

Introduced:
Nov 22, 1993 (103rd Congress, 1993–1994)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jim Chapman [D-TX1]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 122 (104th) on Jan 04, 1995.

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Status

This bill was introduced on November 22, 1993, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Nov 22, 1993
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors (4D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To establish the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies, and to provide for the automatic termination of regulations that are not authorized by the Commission to continue in effect.

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Last updated Nov 22, 1993.
15 pages

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11/22/1993--Introduced.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I - Sunset Reviews Title II: Agency Role in Sunset Reviews Regulatory Sunset Act of 1993
Title I - Sunset Reviews
Establishes the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies and determine in accordance with specified criteria whether they should be terminated, authorized to continue in effect, or modified. Provides for limited judicial review of Commission determinations.
Title II - Agency Role in Sunset Reviews
Requires the head of each agency to: (1) conduct thorough and systematic reviews of all agency regulations based on such criteria; (2) prepare and transmit to the Commission a report on agency regulations which includes recommendations of the actions to take; and (3) publish in the Federal Register the agency responses to Commission determinations. Establishes a Regulatory Review Officer within each executive agency (designated by the agency head) to: (1) further agency compliance with this Act; and (2) report directly to the agency head with respect to such function.

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