Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretative rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretative rule is distinguished from an "interpretative rule" if it has been in effect for at least one year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretative rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S659)
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S659)
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
A bill to require notice and comment for certain interpretative rules.
USA115th CongressS-288| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretative rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretative rule is distinguished from an "interpretative rule" if it has been in effect for at least one year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretative rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA.