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H.R. 1681 104th Congress House

Regulatory Efficiency Act

Official title: To provide that certain regulations shall not take effect unless published in final form not later than 18 months after the date of publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking.

Introduced: May 18, 1995 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureGovernment regulationLawRegulatory reform
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Became law
Jul 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 19, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1082)
May 18, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulatory Efficiency Act - Prohibits a covered regulation from taking effect unless it is published in final form within 18 months after the date of publication of a general notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation.

Defines "covered regulation" as the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy, other than such a statement to carry out an agency's routine administrative function.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1681: Regulatory Efficiency Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1681/
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