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Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
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Became law
Apr 22, 1999
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-180.
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S474)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999 - Directs the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to the Congress, with the Federal budget each year, an accounting statement and associated report containing: (1) an estimate of the total annual costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs in the aggregate; by agency, agency program, and program element; and by major rule; (2) an analysis of direct and indirect impacts of Federal rules on Federal, State, local, and tribal government, the private sector, small business, wages, and economic growth; and (3) recommendations to reform inefficient or ineffective regulatory programs or program elements. Requires the accounting statement to cover, at a minimum, the costs and corresponding benefits for the four preceding fiscal years. Requires the Director: (1) before submitting such statement and report, to provide public notice and an opportunity to comment and to consult with the Comptroller General; and (2) to incorporate an appendix to the report addressing public and peer review comments.

Requires the Director to: (1) issue guidelines to agencies to standardize most plausible measures of costs and benefits and the format of information provided for accounting statements; and (2) review agency submissions for consistency with such guidelines.

Directs the Director to arrange for a nationally recognized public policy research organization with expertise in regulatory analysis and regulatory accounting to provide independent and external peer review of the guidelines and each accounting statement and associated report before such guidelines, statements, and reports are made final.

What's happening now April 22, 1999

Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-180.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 59: Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-59/
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