Summary and Text of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 3010 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011

Summaries Derived from Information Provided by Sponsors

Cohen (TN)	#8	SUBSTITUTE WITHDRAWN Would codify in substance Executive Order 13563, which outlines the Obama Administration’s cost-benefit analysis and other rule making requirements. It specifies a series of rule making guidelines that apply to all agencies, with the exception of independent agencies.
Connolly (VA)	#6	Would clarify that regulations to protect public health and safety would not be blocked or repealed by H.R. 3010.
Jackson Lee (TX)	#2	Would strike a section of the Act, which would allow any member of the public to petition for a hearing to determine whether the proposed rule fails to comply with the Information Quality Act, if the sole purpose of the petition is to unduly delay the implementation of a rule.
Jackson Lee (TX)	#3	Would clarify that the agency would retain the discretion to determine whether to provide advanced notice, not later than 90 days, of a proposed rule prior it being published in the Federal Register.
Jackson Lee (TX)	#4	WITHDRAWN Would require a GAO study to determine how the Act and the amendments made by the Act would impact the ability of an agency to respond to emergencies.
Jackson Lee (TX)	#10	SUBSTITUTE WITHDRAWN Would codify Executive Order 13563 issued by President Obama on January 18, 2011, would include certain findings, and would specify a series of rule making guidelines that apply to all agencies, with the exception of independent agencies.
Jackson Lee (TX)	#11	LATE Would exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.
Johnson, Hank (GA)	#7	Would create an exemption for any rule or guidance that would result in net job creation.
Moore, Gwen (WI)	#5	Would clarify that an agency shall take into account whether a problem disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable subpopulations (including veterans, low-income individuals and families, and the elderly), and whether such an impact would be mitigated by new agency action.
Nadler (NY)	#9	Would exempt from the Act actions by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act.
Olson (TX)	#1	REVISED Would clarify that cumulative costs and benefits and estimated impacts on jobs shall include an estimate of the net gain or loss in domestic jobs.