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Gulf Deregulation Act

Introduced: December 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 17, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Dec 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf Deregulation Act - Establishes the Gulf Deregulation Commission to: (1) identify federal, state, and local regulations that have the effect of impeding recovery and relief efforts in Hurrican Katrina or Hurricane Rita disaster areas; and (2) recommend the temporary suspension of a federal regulation, or part of one, for a maximum 18-month period if it impedes the reconstruction and recovery of any hurricane disaster area and imposes a restriction or mandate on public-sector, private-sector, or nonprofit activity.

Requires the President to suspend any federal regulation, as recommended by the Commission, unless Congress disapproves of such suspension.

Sets forth congressional procedures for consideration of a joint resolution disapproving the Commission's recommendations.

Allows reinstatement of a suspended regulation by its administering department or agency pursuant to a determination that the benefits of the reinstatement outweigh the costs. Subjects such determination to direction from or reversal by the President.

What's happening now December 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 17, 2005
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 17, 2005
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 17, 2005
PENCE, MIKE
· Dec 17, 2005
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 17, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4631: Gulf Deregulation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4631/
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"H.R. 4631: Gulf Deregulation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4631/.
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H.R. 4631, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4631/.
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