US Congress House Bill 3194 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011 - Prohibits a federal agency from issuing a covered regulation for the period beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act and ending January 20, 2013. Defines a "covered regulation" as a final regulation that did not take effect before September 1, 2011, that directly or indirectly increases costs on businesses in a manner that will have an adverse effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the economy, and that is likely to: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (3) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action by another agency; (4) materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or (5) raise novel legal or policy issues. Allows agency heads to exempt covered regulations that: (1) are necessary due to an imminent threat to human health or safety or any other emergency; (2) are necessary to enforce criminal laws, (3) foster private sector job creation; (4) encourage economic growth; (5) reduce regulatory burdens; (6) pertain to a military or foreign affairs function; or (7) are limited to interpreting, implementing, or administering the Internal Revenue Code.

Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011

Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .
2011-10-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2011-10-13	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-10-13	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-10-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

SB1538 (Related) 2011-09-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB3257 (Related) 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
SB1786 (Related) 2011-11-03 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure under the order of 11/2/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 196. (consideration: CR S7113)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3194/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3194/BILLS-112hr3194ih.pdf