A bill to establish a regulatory review process for rules that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to propose, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Aug 1, 2013

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review each notice issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published in the Federal Register relating to the preparation of any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities.

Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item.

Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R–IL

Committees

Environment and Public Works Committee

1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]

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Aug 1, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in Senate

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HR 2776 · RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1466

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1466

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Discuss S.1466, 113th Congress: A bill to establish a regulatory review process for rules that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to propose, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1466

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-08-01.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1466/BILLS-113s1466is.htm

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