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H.R. 1036 105th Congress House

Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997

Official title: To require Congress and the President to fulfill their Constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws.

Introduced: July 15, 1997 See on congress.gov
Congress Administrative procedureCongressional oversightCongressional reporting requirementsCongressional-executive relations
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Economics and Public FinanceExpedited congressional procedureGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment regulationHouse rules and procedureJudicial review of administrative actsLawLegislationSenate rules and procedure
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Rules
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Mar 12, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997 - Prohibits a regulation from taking effect before the enactment of a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation.

Requires an agency, whenever it promulgates a regulation, to submit to each House of the Congress a report containing its text and an explanation.

Sets forth expedited congressional procedures for consideration of agency regulations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Sep 8, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 1997
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 15, 1997
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 26, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· Jun 26, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 22, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 12, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1036: Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1036/
MLA
"H.R. 1036: Congressional Responsibility Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1036/.
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H.R. 1036, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1036/.
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