Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the Federal Regulatory Review Commissions Act, establishes commissions to review and make recommendations on federal regulations that were waived or modified during a declared public health emergency. These commissions are made up of members of congressional committees and agency heads. The commissions have a deadline to submit their recommendations to the House and Senate, and the agencies must also submit reports on the regulations and allow for public comment. The committees then make official recommendations on whether the regulations should be re-established. The commissions will terminate after the final recommendation is made. The legislation also defines key terms such as "agency," "emergency period," and "regulation."
Possible Impacts
1. A person may be affected if a regulation that was waived or modified during the emergency period is not repealed or modified after the expiration of the emergency period. This could potentially impact their daily life or business operations.
2. Members of the congressional committees and the agencies under their jurisdiction may have to devote time and resources to reviewing federal regulations and making recommendations, which could potentially impact their other duties and responsibilities.
3. The public comment period required before submitting a report could give people the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns about the repealed or modified regulations, potentially influencing the final decision made by the Commissions.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6691 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6691
To establish Federal Regulatory Review Commissions, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2020
Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and 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
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A BILL
To establish Federal Regulatory Review Commissions, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of
2020''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OR MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS DURING THE EMERGENCY
PERIOD.
Any regulation waived or modified during the emergency period shall
be repealed or modified, as applicable, the day after the expiration of
the emergency period and thereafter, unless a Federal Regulatory Review
Commission recommends the regulation should not be repealed or
modified, as applicable, and a law is enacted confirming the
recommendation.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSIONS.
(a) Establishment.--There are established Commissions to be known
as the ``Federal Regulatory Review Commissions''.
(b) Members.--Each Commission shall be composed of members of the
congressional committee of each jurisdiction and the head of each
agency under the jurisdiction of that committee (in this Act referred
to as the ``members'').
(c) Information.--Members may obtain information from individuals
with expertise in the operations and regulations of government
programs.
(d) Duties of the Commissions.--
(1) Review of federal regulations.--Not later than 2 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Commission
shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the majority leader of the Senate an official recommendation,
on the repeal or modification of each regulation waived or
modified during the emergency period. Each regulation waived or
modified during the emergency period shall remain waived or
modified, as applicable, during the review period by the
Commission.
(2) Extension.--The deadline in paragraph (1) may be
extended for an additional month if the Congress enacts
legislation extending such deadline by a vote of a majority of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(e) Report to Congress.--
(1) Agency report on regulations.--Not later than 1 month
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each
agency shall submit to each congressional committee of
jurisdiction a report that includes--
(A) an analysis of whether or not the agency can
function without the regulation or with the modified
regulation, as applicable; and
(B) an analysis of whether the regulation should be
restored to its original state before the emergency
period or should remain repealed or modified, as
applicable.
(2) Public comment period required.--The head of an agency
shall provide a public comment period before submitting a
report pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) Congressional Recommendation.--Not later than 1 month after
receiving a report from the head of each agency pursuant to subsection
(e), each committee shall submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate an official
recommendation on whether or not the repealed or modified regulation
should be re-established.
(g) Sunset of Commissions.--The Commissions established in this
section shall terminate on the final day of the final recommendation by
each committee.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Emergency period.--The term ``emergency period'' means
the duration of a public health emergency declared pursuant to
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d)
as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus
(COVID-19), including any renewal thereof.
(3) Regulation.--The term ``regulation''has the meaning
given the term ``rule'' under section 551 of title 5, United
States Code.
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