US Congress House Bill 1407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Establishes in the legislative branch the Regulatory Improvement Commission. Requires the Commission to evaluate and makee recommendations and propose legislation for modification, consolidation, or repeal of regulations that have been finalized not later than 10 years before the establishment of the Commission (covered regulations) for the purpose of reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, improving competitiveness, and protecting public safety. Requires the Commission to give priority to covered regulations that: (1) impose disproportionately high costs on a small entity, (2) create substantial recurring paperwork burdens or transaction costs, or (3) could be made more effective while reducing regulatory costs. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Commission and procedures for congressional consideration of Commission reports and recommendations and proposed legislation.

Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-17	House	Referred to House Rules
2015-03-17	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2015-03-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-03-17	House	Introduced in House

SB708 (Related) 2016-04-27 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1407/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1407/BILLS-114hr1407ih.pdf