Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 16, 2016
Regulatory Impact on Employment and Wages Act
This bill bars any major rule proposed by a federal agency on or after enactment of this bill from taking effect as a final rule until the Department of Labor, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, conducts a study to determine how the rule will impact:
wage growth (including for hourly and part-time workers) in each industry to which it is applicable, and
employment in each such industry.
The bill states that the requirement for conducting a study under this bill may not be fulfilled by a study that is conducted prior to this bill's enactment date, or conducted by another agency.
No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.
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