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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Jun 7, 1999
Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 - Directs the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to submit annually to the Congress an accounting statement and associated report containing an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs in the aggregate; by agency, agency program, and program component; and by major rule. Includes in the accounting statement: (1) an analysis of impacts of Federal rules and paperwork on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, consumer prices, and economic growth, as well as on public health, public safety, the environment, consumer protection, equal opportunity, and other public policy goals; (2) an identification and analysis of overlaps, duplications, and potential inconsistencies among such programs; and (3) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program components, including recommendations for addressing market failures that are not adequately addressed by such existing programs or program components. Requires the Director, in estimates contained in any submission, to quantify the net benefits or net costs of each program component, each major rule, and each option for which costs and benefits were included in any regulatory impact analysis issued for any major rule. Requires the Director to include in each submission a table stating the number of major and nonmajor rules issued by each agency in the preceding fiscal year.Requires the accounting statement, at a minimum, to: (1) cover expected costs and benefits for the fiscal year for which the statement is submitted and the four following fiscal years; (2) cover previously expected costs and benefits for the two preceding fiscal years, or the most recent revision of such costs and benefits; and (3) with respect to each major rule, include the estimates of costs and benefits for each of the fiscal years referred to that were included in the regulatory impact analysis that was prepared for such major rule.Prohibits the application of certain requirements under this Act with respect to the first and second accounting statements.Requires the Director to: (1) issue guidelines to agencies to standardize most plausible measures of costs and benefits, the means of gathering information used to prepare the accounting statements under this Act, including information required for impact analyses, and the format of information provided for accounting statements, including summary tables; and (2) review agency submissions for consistency with such guidelines.Requires the Director: (1) before submitting the statement and report and before preparing final guidelines, to provide public notice and an opportunity to comment and to consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office; and (2) to include an appendix to the report or guidelines, respectively, addressing public and peer review comments.Directs the Director to arrange for two or more persons that have nationally recognized expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting to provide peer review of each accounting statement and associated report and the guidelines before such statement, report, or guidelines are final. Requires the Director to ensure that: (1) the persons that provide peer review are fairly balanced with respect to the points of view represented; (2) no such person has a conflict of interest that is relative to the functions to be performed in the review; and (3) the comments provided by those persons are not inappropriately influenced by any special interest and are the result of independent judgment.
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Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R–VA
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 254 - 157 (Roll no. 336).
House roll call 336 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 254 - 157 (Roll no. 336).
House roll call 336 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1074.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1074 as unfinished business.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON AMENDMENT - The Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Hoeffel by voice vote and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McIntosh demanded a recorded vote. Pursuant to H. Res. 258, further proceedings on the amendment were postponed.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Hoeffel.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the enbloc amendment offered by Mr. McIntosh.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1074.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 258 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1074 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. Provides for consideration of only those amendments pre-printed in the Congressional Record.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 258. (consideration: CR H6365-6379)
Rule H. Res. 258 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 258 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1074 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. Provides for consideration of only those amendments pre-printed in the Congressional Record.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-168.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-168.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E411-412)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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