US Congress House Bill 4946 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

10th Amendment Regulatory Reform Act - Authorizes a designated state official to file with the head of a federal agency proposing a rule, during the period when the proposed rule is required to be open for public comment, a legal brief challenging the constitutionality of the rule under the Tenth Amendment. Directs the agency head: (1) to notify the designated official of each state within 15 days after such a brief is filed; (2) to post prominently on the agency's primary Web page a link to the brief; and (3) within 15 days after posting such link, to certify in writing that such rulemaking does not violate the Tenth Amendment and post the certification prominently on the front page of the agency's website, unless the agency determines it will not put the proposed rule into effect. Authorizes a state official who decides to challenge a federal rule on the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendment to elect to file a legal action in U.S. district court for the district in which the official's place of business is located. Directs the relevant U.S. Court of Appeals, at the request of a designated state official, to grant expedited review of a decision by a district court in such a case.

10th Amendment Regulatory Reform Act

Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-26		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2010-03-25		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB4020 (Related) 2010-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4946/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4946/BILLS-111hr4946ih.pdf