US Congress Senate Bill 1538 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 26)
Status: Introduced on September 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011 - Suspends the effective date of certain covered regulations for one-year beginning on the enactment of this Act. Defines a "covered regulation" as a final regulation that did not take effect before September 1, 2011, that 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.

Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2011-09-12	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5500-5503)

HB3194 (Related) 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .
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/senate-bill/1538/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1538/BILLS-112s1538is.pdf