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BEST Act

USA116th CongressS-4693| Senate 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act or the BEST Act This bill requires federal agencies to use the best available scientific information during rulemaking and publish specified documentation of the rulemaking process. Specifically, the bill requires a federal agency, to the extent it is making a decision based on science when issuing a rule, to use scientific information, technical procedures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models in a manner that is consistent with the best available science and the intended use of the information, based on the weight of the scientific evidence. Each federal agency shall make available to the public (1) all of its notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent agreements, and orders in connection with a rule; (2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation conducted in connection with a rule; and (3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in carrying out each evaluation, along with the results of those studies.
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Timeline
Aug 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2986
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • August 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2986
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.


  • September 24, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 24, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Science, Technology, Communications

BEST Act

USA116th CongressS-4693| Senate 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act or the BEST Act This bill requires federal agencies to use the best available scientific information during rulemaking and publish specified documentation of the rulemaking process. Specifically, the bill requires a federal agency, to the extent it is making a decision based on science when issuing a rule, to use scientific information, technical procedures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models in a manner that is consistent with the best available science and the intended use of the information, based on the weight of the scientific evidence. Each federal agency shall make available to the public (1) all of its notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent agreements, and orders in connection with a rule; (2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation conducted in connection with a rule; and (3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in carrying out each evaluation, along with the results of those studies.
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Timeline
Aug 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2986
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Sep 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • August 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2986
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.


  • September 24, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 24, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted