Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 12, 1993

Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act - Establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations. Requires the Commission to: (1) survey the private sector to determine which Federal regulations are duplicative or impede competition; (2) conduct in-depth reviews of regulations promulgated by executive agencies; (3) review existing General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Inspector General reports and other governmental and nongovernmental recommendations for reducing duplicative or noncompetitive Federal regulations, and, based on such review, periodically report to the President and the Congress on those recommendations, with estimated savings, that the Commission determines are most significant; and (4) submit to the President and the Congress recommendations for streamlining Federal regulations and reducing costs and unnecessary paperwork that result from such regulations for both the Federal Government and the private sector.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3] · R–IA

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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May 14, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
May 12, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
May 12, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236-2137)
May 12, 1993
Introduced in House
May 12, 1993
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.2106, 103rd Congress: Blue Ribbon Commission to Eliminate Duplicative and Noncompetitive Federal Regulations Act

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Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-05-12.

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Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-26T13:52:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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