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Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-4077| Senate 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Rick Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates. Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final major rule. The analysis must include regulatory alternatives to the rule. Major rule means a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines is likely to cause an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies, or geographic regions; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, public health and safety, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. Before promulgating any proposed or final major rule, an agency shall select the regulatory alternative that maximizes net benefits, taking into consideration only the costs and benefits that arise within the scope of the statutory provision that authorizes the rulemaking, with exceptions. The bill prohibits Congress from considering a bill that increases private sector costs more than a certain amount unless certain conditions are met.

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Timeline
Jun 25, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7332
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 22, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 16, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-333.
Dec 16, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.
  • June 25, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7332
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 25, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 22, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • December 16, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-333.


  • December 16, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7332: Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act
  • S 116-870: Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEconomic performance and conditionsFederal-Indian relationsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLabor marketMonetary policyOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Performance measurementSmall businessState and local finance

Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-4077| Senate 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates. Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final major rule. The analysis must include regulatory alternatives to the rule. Major rule means a rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines is likely to cause an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies, or geographic regions; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, public health and safety, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. Before promulgating any proposed or final major rule, an agency shall select the regulatory alternative that maximizes net benefits, taking into consideration only the costs and benefits that arise within the scope of the statutory provision that authorizes the rulemaking, with exceptions. The bill prohibits Congress from considering a bill that increases private sector costs more than a certain amount unless certain conditions are met.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Jun 25, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7332
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 22, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 16, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-333.
Dec 16, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.
  • June 25, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7332
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 25, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • July 22, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • December 16, 2020
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-333.


  • December 16, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (3)
Rick Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7332: Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act
  • S 116-870: Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsEconomic performance and conditionsFederal-Indian relationsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLabor marketMonetary policyOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Performance measurementSmall businessState and local finance