About the bill
S. 21, which is nearly identical to H.R. 26, amends the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to require congressional approval of major agency regulations before those regulations can go into effect.
Specifically, the bill requires Congress to pass, and the President to sign, a joint resolution approving a new major regulation issued by a regulatory agency before the regulation may take effect, instead of requiring Congress to disapprove of such regulations. Major regulations are those that produce $100 million or more in impacts on the U.S. economy, spur major increases in costs or prices for consumers, or have certain other significant adverse effects on the economy.[1] For non-major rules, H.R. 26 continues the current process of allowing the rule to take effect unless Congress passes and the President signs a resolution …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on May 17, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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).
39 Cosponsors (39 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Dr. Rand Paul’s REINS Act Passed by Senate Committee”
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Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
(Sponsor)
on May 17, 2017
“Senators Re-introduce Bill to Rein in Excessive Federal Regulations”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 5, 2017
“***VIDEO RELEASE*** Menendez, State Health Dept. Outline Efforts to Curb Spike in NJ Lyme Disease Cases”
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Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ]
on May 21, 2018
History
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Jan 4, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 15, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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May 17, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 16, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Jul 22, 2020
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Reintroduced Bill —
Ordered Reported
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Jan 27, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
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Jan 31, 2023
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 184. |
S. 21 (115th) 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 S. 21. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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