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S 536 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions

Regulation Costs to America Act

Introduced: March 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 12, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulation Costs to America Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) conduct an annual study of the total costs of federal regulations; and (2) report to Congress on the findings, including an estimate of the total annual costs of federal regulations by agency.

What's happening now March 12, 2013

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

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 11, 2013
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 536: Regulation Costs to America Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-536/
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"S. 536: Regulation Costs to America Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-536/.
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S. 536, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-536/.
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