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Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3860| Senate 
| Updated: 6/1/2020
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2020 This bill establishes procedures and provides statutory authority to reduce the number of federal regulations. Specifically, it requires each agency to establish a regulatory reform task force chaired by a designated regulatory reform officer. Each task force must, among other duties (1) review each existing agency regulation; (2) estimate the potential cost savings of repealing or modifying each regulation; and (3) identify regulations that are appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification based on cost, effectiveness, and impact on employment. The bill further provides statutory authority for the executive order prohibiting agencies from issuing a new regulation with an economic impact of at least $100 million without identifying two regulations for repeal that will offset the cost of the proposed new regulation. Agencies also must submit a list of all planned regulatory actions for inclusion in the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, including (1) the estimated economic effect of each action, and (2) proposed deregulatory actions to offset the cost of each proposed new regulation. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must establish an annual regulatory budget for each federal agency that specifies the net allowable increase in regulatory costs for each agency during the next fiscal year.
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-575
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • February 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-575
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • June 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-575: Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesBudget processEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurement

Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3860| Senate 
| Updated: 6/1/2020
Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2020 This bill establishes procedures and provides statutory authority to reduce the number of federal regulations. Specifically, it requires each agency to establish a regulatory reform task force chaired by a designated regulatory reform officer. Each task force must, among other duties (1) review each existing agency regulation; (2) estimate the potential cost savings of repealing or modifying each regulation; and (3) identify regulations that are appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification based on cost, effectiveness, and impact on employment. The bill further provides statutory authority for the executive order prohibiting agencies from issuing a new regulation with an economic impact of at least $100 million without identifying two regulations for repeal that will offset the cost of the proposed new regulation. Agencies also must submit a list of all planned regulatory actions for inclusion in the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, including (1) the estimated economic effect of each action, and (2) proposed deregulatory actions to offset the cost of each proposed new regulation. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget must establish an annual regulatory budget for each federal agency that specifies the net allowable increase in regulatory costs for each agency during the next fiscal year.
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-575
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • February 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-575
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • June 1, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 1, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-575: Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesBudget processEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurement