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S. 609 112th Congress Senate

Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates.

Introduced: July 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural conservation and pollutionAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gases
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CoalCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsDepartment of CommerceEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structureIndustrial facilitiesLighting, heating, coolingManufacturingMetalsMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesPublic utilities and utility ratesSmall businessSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsState and local taxationTransportation costsUnemploymentWater quality
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 17, 2011
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 Latest action March 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the Cumulative Regulatory Assessment Committee to assess the cumulative energy and economic impacts of federal regulatory mandates that: (1) are promulgated or issued (or are expected to be initiated) by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state or local government from January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2020; (2) apply to one or more impacted unit; and (3) implement any provision or requirement relating to interstate or international transport of air pollution with respect to any national ambient air quality standard, attainment of any such standard, new source performance standards, hazardous air pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions, cooling water intake structures, effluent guidelines for regulating the discharge of pollutants, the handling and disposal of coal combustion residuals, the regulation of fuels, or regional haze or reasonably attributable visibility impairment under the Clean Air Act or any other environmental regulations expected to have a significant impact on the electric power sector, the petroleum refining sector, the petrochemical production sector, pipeline facilities regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) or EPA, exploration, production, or transportation of oil and natural gas, or any other manufacturing sector.

Defines "impacted unit" as any: (1) electric generating unit that sells electricity into the grid; (2) industrial, commercial, or institutional boiler or process heater; (3) petroleum refining facility that produces gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, kerosene, or petrochemical feedstocks; (4) petrochemical facility; (5) hydrocarbon exploration, extraction, manufacturing, production, or transportation facility; or (6) biofuel facility.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 609: Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-609/
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"S. 609: Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-609/.
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