HR 1036 · 105th Congress · Congress

Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-03-12· Sponsored by Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.(1997-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997 - Prohibits a regulation from taking effect before the enactment of a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation. Requires an agency, whenever it promulgates a regulation, to submit to each House of the Congress a report containing its text and an explanation. Sets forth expedited congressional procedures for consideration of agency regulations.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]AL
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. Coburn, Tom [R-OK-2]OK
Rep. Crapo, Mike [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]CA
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]TN
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]CA
Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]IN
Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]CA
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]OH
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]GA