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H.R. 122 104th Congress House

Regulatory Sunset Act of 1995

Official title: To establish the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies, and to provide for the automatic termination of regulations that are… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies, and to provide for the automatic termination of regulations that are not authorized by the Commission to continue in effect.

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Jan 5, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E50)
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Sunset Reviews

Title II: Agency Role in Sunset Reviews

Regulatory Sunset Act of 1995 - Title I: Sunset Reviews - Establishes the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies and determine in accordance with specified criteria whether they should be terminated, authorized to continue in effect, or modified.

Provides for limited judicial review of Commission determinations.

Title II: Agency Role in Sunset Reviews - Requires the head of each agency to: (1) conduct thorough and systematic reviews of all agency regulations based on such criteria; (2) prepare and transmit to the Commission a report on agency regulations which includes recommendations of the actions to take; and (3) publish in the Federal Register the agency responses to Commission determinations.

Establishes a Regulatory Review Officer within each executive agency (designated by the agency head) to: (1) further agency compliance with this Act; and (2) report directly to the agency head with respect to such function.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 122: Regulatory Sunset Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-122/
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