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HR 2631 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015

Introduced: June 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jun 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015

This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretive rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretive rule is distinguished from an "interpretive rule" if it has been in effect for at least one year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretive rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA.

What's happening now November 3, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1487 Identical bill Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Bridenstine, Jim
· May 24, 2016
Brat, Dave
· Feb 10, 2016
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 26, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 28, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2631: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2631/
MLA
"H.R. 2631: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2631/.
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H.R. 2631, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2631/.
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