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Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Regulatory actions for Efficiency

Introduced: August 1, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Aug 1, 2013
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Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Regulatory actions for Efficiency - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to establish and maintain a separate Regulatory Analysis Division within CBO responsible for assessing the impact of federal rules and regulations.

Requires the Division to provide analysis:

  • during the public comment period, of the prospective economic impact of economically significant proposed rules having an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or an adverse effect in a material way on the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; and
  • of economically significant regulations that have been in effect for five years, including an analysis of costs and benefits to determine if the regulation is meeting the stated goals it was intended to meet.
What's happening now August 1, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 23, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 1, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1472: Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Regulatory actions for Efficiency. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1472/
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"S. 1472: Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Regulatory actions for Efficiency." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1472/.
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