S 59 · 106th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-180.(1999-04-22)
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Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 - Directs the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to the Congress, with the Federal budget each year, an accounting statement and associated report containing: (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs in the aggregate; by agency, agency program, and program element; and by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, and economic growth; and (3) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program elements. Requires the accounting statement to cover, at a minimum, the costs and corresponding benefits for the four preceding fiscal years. Requires the Director: (1) before submitting such statement and report, to provide public notice and an opportunity to comment and to consult with the Comptroller General; and (2) to incorporate an appendix to the report addressing public and peer review comments. Requires the Director to: (1) issue guidelines to agencies to standardize most plausible measures of cos…
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Cosponsors (14)
4 Democrats10 Republicans