HR 2542 · 113th Congress · Commerce
Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.(2013-12-11)
Plain Language Summary
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Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) to revise the definition of "rule" under such Act to exclude a rule of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators and to define "economic impact" with respect to a proposed or final rule as any direct economic effect on small entities from such rule and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule. Includes tribal organizations within the definition of "small governmental jurisdictions" for purposes of such Act. Requires initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses to: (1) describe alternatives to a proposed rule that minimize any adverse significant economic impact or maximize the beneficial significant economic impact on small entities, and (2) include revisions or amendments to a land management plan developed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior under specified Acts. Requires each federal agency to include in its regulatory flexibility agenda a description of the sector of the North American Indu…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
Sep 9, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 31, 2013
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
Nov 18, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on September18, 2013
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (19)
2 Democrats17 Republicans