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Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 32 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 738.
Dec 19, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-447.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 16, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 13, 2018
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 168 (Roll no. 328).
Jul 13, 2018
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 180 - 219 (Roll no. 327).
Jul 13, 2018
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jul 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beatty motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section to the bill to not restrict any Federal agency mandate or action to protect students and children from a person who has been convicted in any court of a sex offense against a minor; prevent domestic violence; prevent rape or sexual assault; and require criminal background checks for schools or other employees.
Jul 13, 2018
Mrs. Beatty moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H6189)
Jul 13, 2018
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H6185-6187)
Jul 13, 2018
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 13, 2018
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 985, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment No. 4.
Jul 13, 2018
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 985 and Rule XVIII.
Jul 13, 2018
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 50.
Jul 13, 2018
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 985, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Raskin amendment No. 2.
Jul 13, 2018
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 985, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watson Coleman amendment No. 1.
Jul 13, 2018
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 50.
Jul 13, 2018
The Speaker designated the Honorable Brian J. Mast to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jul 13, 2018
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 and H.R. 3281. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 under a structured rule and H.R.3281 under a closed rule. Each measure is allowed one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Jul 13, 2018
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 985. (consideration: CR H6179-6191)
Jul 10, 2018
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 985 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 and H.R. 3281. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 under a structured rule and H.R.3281 under a closed rule. Each measure is allowed one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Jun 29, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 617.
Jun 29, 2018
Committee on Rules discharged.
Jun 29, 2018
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Jun 29, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-798, Part I.
Jun 29, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Mar 15, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 10.
Mar 15, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 13, 2018 House · vote #328 On Passage Passed 230–168 See who voted →
Jul 13, 2018 House · vote #327 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Failed 180–219 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 2 failed

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 869 — An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-812 to provide for a sunset of amendments made to the Unf… Failed Jul 13, 2018
HAMDT 868 Raskin, Jamie An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-812 to require a record of any consultation with any non-… Agreed to Jul 13, 2018
HAMDT 867 Watson Coleman, Bonnie An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-812 to strike section 5, which repeals the exclusion of i… Failed Jul 13, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017

This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to: (1) require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the prospective costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program; (2) modify the definition of "direct costs" to require CBO to consider, in accounting for the costs of federal mandates, forgone business profits, costs passed onto consumers and other entities, and behavioral changes; (3) eliminate the exemption of independent regulatory agencies (except the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Open Market Committee, or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) from reporting requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA); and (4) make the raising of points of order in the consideration of congressional legislation applicable to legislation that would increase the direct cost of private sector mandates beyond limits established by UMRA.

The bill amends UMRA to: (1) transfer certain responsibilities under it from the Office of Management and Budget to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA); (2) set forth detailed criteria to guide agencies in assessing the effects of federal regulatory actions on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; (3) revise requirements for agency statements accompanying significant regulatory actions to require an analysis of the effects of a proposed final rule on state, local, or tribal governments, the private sector, and private property owners; and (4) extend to the the private sector the requirement for consultation with agencies in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant federal mandates.

UMRA reporting requirements are revised to require: (1) the OIRA to provide guidance and oversight so that agency regulations are consistent with the principles and policies of UMRA and do not conflict with the policies or actions of another agency; and (2) agencies to include in their annual compliance statements an appendix detailing consultation activities with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector.

The bill requires an agency, at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a standing or select House or Senate Committee, to conduct a retrospective analysis of an existing regulation promulgated by such agency.

Judicial review under UMRA is expanded to include review of provisions of such Act relating to agency assessment of the effects of the regulatory process and agency selection of the least costly or least burdensome alternative to a regulatory mandate. Courts are granted expanded powers to compel agencies to comply with UMRA reporting requirements.

What's happening now December 19, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 738.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 985 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 50) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal…
  • S 1523 Related bill Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 28, 2018
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 28, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 28, 2018
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 3, 2017
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