HB 19-13: Congressional Review of Regulations Act (Failed)

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CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF REGULATIONS ACT

SECTION I: NAME
This Act shall be referred to as the Congressional Review of Regulations Act

SECTION II. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
a. Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal Register a list of information on which the rule is based, including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access such information online, and shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing:
   1. a copy of the rule;
   2. a concise general statement relating to the rule;
   3. a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification;
   4. a list of any other related regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and
   5. the proposed effective date of the rule.
b. On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph a., the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress “(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or lost, differentiating between public and private sector jobs to review and certify to Congress;
c. A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph a. shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by both houses of Congress and only then, with the following exceptions:
   1. Rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
   2. Rules that are necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency;
   3. Rules that are necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
   4. Rules that are necessary for national security;
   5. Rules that are issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement;
   6. Any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or
d. A nonmajor rule shall take effect as otherwise provided by existing federal law unless upon enactment of a joint resolution of disapproval by both houses of Congress.
e. For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major and decided upon a vote of aye or nay on the rule as submitted by the federal agency.
 
SECTION III: DEFINITIONS
a. For purposes of this law:
   1. The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in:
      A. an annual cost on the economy of $100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for inflation;
      B. a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or
      C. significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
   2. The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule that is not a major rule.
   3. The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given such term in the Administrative Procedures Act.

SECTION IV: TIME
a. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after the date this act is ratified.

Sponsor: Tea Party Hater
Debate must last at least 72 hours.

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This doesn't seem as playable as it is on the surface since little regs are often not touched by the executive, but on the other hand, it hypothetically could enhance debate, so I find this harmless to mildly beneficial.

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Can Wulfric become more arrogant regarding Labor domination that he thinks is guaranteed?

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Not in support of tabling this.

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A vote to table is now open.

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Nay

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Fails 3-4.

Debate may continue.

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A final vote is now open. 72 hours to vote.

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Aye

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Fails 2-3-1.

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It’s probably (unfortunately) unlikely Adam has a 70% approval rating considering the Feds are more than 30% of the game and have an unmatched intense hatred of him but I have to agree with Wulfric that the minority attendance isn’t ideal. I also realize it’s the summer when people aren’t constantly busy in general per se but can be somewhat sporadic in activity due to vacations and whatnot. The same thing kinda happened to the Labor Senate delegation in a somewhat recent vote though less severe in scope