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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Management and Budget should direct all Federal agencies to postpone for one year the implementation of major rules.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Management and Budget should direct all Federal agencies to postpone for one year the implementation of major rules.

Introduced Sep 15, 2011

Latest action (Oct 3, 2011) Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Judiciary Committee Environment Subcommittee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Summary

This House resolution expresses the sense that the Office of Management and Budget should direct federal agencies to postpone implementation of major rules for one year, with exceptions for emergency services and national defense. The resolution cites job creation concerns, economic uncertainty, and the substantial costs of federal regulation as the rationale for the one-year postponement. As a resolution, this expresses congressional opinion rather than creating binding law or policy, though it may influence executive branch regulatory actions. The resolution does not mandate any specific actions but communicates the House's position on regulatory implementation timing during economic recovery.

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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Actions (5)
  1. Oct 3, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending . · house
  2. Sep 23, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. · house
  3. Sep 15, 2011 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  4. Sep 15, 2011 Introduced in House
  5. Sep 14, 2011 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6150-6151)

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2011

Mr. Yoder (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Pompeo, and Mr. Labrador) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Management and Budget should direct all Federal agencies to postpone for one year the implementation of major rules.

Whereas job creation continues to be a top priority for Congress and the American people; Whereas the economic recovery is, according to the President and other executive branch officials, “fragile” and “uncertain”; Whereas estimates put the cost of overbearing and onerous Federal regulations at over $1 trillion per year; Whereas, in a time of record deficits and debt, the Government’s responsibility is to alleviate these fiscal pressures on American families, not to exacerbate them; and Whereas Congress and the Administration need to redouble their efforts to create simple, effective regulation with specific intent: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Management and Budget should direct all Federal agencies to postpone for one year the implementation of major rules that restrict economic growth, except for those rules that provide for emergency services or the defense of the Nation. <all>

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