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Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013

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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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

Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013 - Requires federal agency guidance documents and major guidance documents to be submitted for congressional review prior to implementation.  Defines: (1) "guidance document" as an agency statement of general applicability and future effect that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue or an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue; and (2) "major guidance document" as a guidance document that has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, a major increase in costs or prices, or a significant adverse effect on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 320: Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-320/
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"S. 320: Closing Regulatory Loopholes Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-320/.
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S. 320, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-320/.
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