S. 191: Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 31, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 31, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 31, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 31, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

6% chance of getting past committee.
3% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
35 cosponsors (35R) (show)
Committees

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Full Title

A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies.

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Last updated Jan 31, 2013.
12 pages

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1/31/2013--Introduced.
Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013 - Sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations.
Requires federal agencies to:
(1) propose or adopt regulations only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of such regulations justify their costs;
(2) tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society and to maximize economic and other benefits;
(3) involve the public and parties affected by regulations in the regulatory process;
(4) develop regulatory actions that promote innovation, flexibility, and objectivity; and
(5) consider methods to promote retrospective analysis of rules that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and develop plans for reviewing on a periodic basis significant regulation actions (i.e., those having an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or otherwise adversely affecting the economy).
Provides for judicial review of any agency action required under this Act.

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