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Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-870| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2019
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates. Specifically, the bill (1) 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 rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more (adjusted for inflation); (2) requires consideration of regulatory alternatives to the rule and requires the selection of the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative; (3) exempts from such requirements rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) expands judicial review of agency rulemaking. The bill extends certain budgetary requirements to independent regulatory agencies.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 116-4077: Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEconomic performance and conditionsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment information and archivesJudicial review and appealsMonetary policyUnemployment

Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-870| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2019
Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates. Specifically, the bill (1) 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 rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more (adjusted for inflation); (2) requires consideration of regulatory alternatives to the rule and requires the selection of the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative; (3) exempts from such requirements rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) expands judicial review of agency rulemaking. The bill extends certain budgetary requirements to independent regulatory agencies.
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Timeline
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 26, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 116-4077: Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEconomic performance and conditionsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment information and archivesJudicial review and appealsMonetary policyUnemployment