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A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain assessments in reports.

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Feb 13, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 13, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S713-714)
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in reports required to be submitted not later than April 30 and October 31 of each calendar year, to include an assessment of the agency's compliance during the applicable period with the following: (1) portions of Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 concerning reporting of regulatory and deregulatory agendas, as well as successor Executive Orders establishing such requirements; (2) regulatory flexibility agenda requirements; (3) portions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 that require agencies to publish statements describing and assessing state, local, and tribal compliance costs before promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking; and (4) requirements of Executive Order 13132 concerning certifications by agencies upon transmittals of draft final regulations of adherence to federalism principles.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 317: A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain assessments in reports.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-317/
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"S. 317: A bill to require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain assessments in reports.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-317/.
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