US Congress Senate Bill 317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in reports required to be submitted not later than April 30 and October 31 of each calendar year, to include an assessment of the agency's compliance during the applicable period with the following: (1) portions of Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 concerning reporting of regulatory and deregulatory agendas, as well as successor Executive Orders establishing such requirements; (2) regulatory flexibility agenda requirements; (3) portions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 that require agencies to publish statements describing and assessing state, local, and tribal compliance costs before promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking; and (4) requirements of Executive Order 13132 concerning certifications by agencies upon transmittals of draft final regulations of adherence to federalism principles.

A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain assessments in reports.

Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2013-02-13	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S713-714)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/317/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s317/BILLS-113s317is.pdf