HR 395
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
POWERS Act of 2019
Introduced: January 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2019 or the POWERS Act of 2019
This bill requires agencies to (1) provide at least a 60-day period for the public to comment on proposed rules, and (2) respond within 10 days to certain congressional inquiries submitted during that period about a proposed rule.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.