HR 4049 · 105th Congress · Law

Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998

Introduced 1998-06-11· Sponsored by Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1998-07-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from imposing a sanction for a violation of a rule if the agency or court finds that: (1) the rule was not printed in the Code of Federal Regulations or in the Federal Register, was not known to the person, or was not knowable to a person who has engaged in a reasonable, good faith investigation of the rules applicable to the conduct that allegedly violated the rule; (2) the rule failed to give the person fair warning of the conduct that it prohibits or requires; or (3) with respect only to a retrospective sanction, official representations to the person about what the rule prohibits or requires were misleading and were reasonably relied upon by the person.…

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Cosponsors (17)

5 Democrats12 Republicans