S 2147 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Regulatory Flexibility and Administrative Reform Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-12-18· Sponsored by Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1979-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Regulatory Flexibility and Administrative Reform Act of 1979 - Title I: The Management, Planning, and Analysis of Regulatory Functions - Defines the term "major rule" as an agency rule that is estimated will have an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more or otherwise will have a major impact. Establishes the Regulatory Policy Board which shall: (1) publish a semiannual Calendar of Federal Regulations containing information on all major rules to be developed or considered by agencies during the next year; (2) identify overlapping and duplicative agency rules; (3) monitor agency compliance with this Title; (4) organize interagency reviews of selected initial regulatory analyses of major rules; and (5) develop methods to reduce duplicative reporting requirements imposed by Federal, State, and local governments. Requires the Executive Director of such Board: (1) in consultation with the Director of the Federal Register, to develop categories for the classification of all agency rules; (2) to compile the classifications of rules which shall be submitted and updated annually by each agency into a comprehensive index of all agency rules; and (3) to publish in the Federal Reg…

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Cosponsors (14)

8 Democrats6 Republicans