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H.R. 1636 104th Congress House

Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995

Official title: To provide a more complete accounting of national expenditures and the corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory programs through issuance of an accounting … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide a more complete accounting of national expenditures and the corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory programs through issuance of an accounting statement and associated report every 2 years, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 1995 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AccountingCommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirements
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
May 15, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
May 15, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1037-1038)
May 15, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995 - Directs the President, after providing notice and opportunity for comment, to prepare and submit to the Congress: (1) a biennial accounting statement, covering at least the five fiscal years beginning on the first day of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, that estimates the costs of Federal regulatory programs and corresponding benefits as outlined by this Act; and (2) an associated report analyzing program impacts on small business, State and local governments' ability to provide essential services, and other appropriate factors.

Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide guidance to agencies to standardize measures of costs and benefits in such accounting statements as well as their format.

Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, after each accounting statement and associated report are submitted, to make recommendations to the President for improving such statements and reports.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1636: Regulatory Accounting Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1636/
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