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H.R. 427 (114th): Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015

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To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.

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Sponsor and status

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Todd Young

Sponsor. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 2, 2015
Length: 24 pages
Introduced
Jan 21, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 28, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

171 Cosponsors (171 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Rep. Kelly Releases Year-End Report for 2015: \"Getting Things Done, Standing on Principle\"”
    — Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA16] (Co-sponsor) on Jan 6, 2016

“Reps. Marino, Goodlatte Praise House action on Cutting Job Crushing Regulations”
    — Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA12, 2019-2019] (Co-sponsor) on Oct 13, 2016

“MacArthur Receives "Guardian Award" from National Federation of Independent Business for Pro-Business Record”
    — Rep. Tom MacArthur [R-NJ3, 2015-2018] on Sep 15, 2016

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History

Jan 21, 2015
 
Introduced

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Apr 15, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Jul 21, 2015
 
Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary

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Jul 28, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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H.R. 427 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 427. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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