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H.R. 7768 116th Congress House

Freedom from Regulations Act of 2020

Official title: To require that independent agencies comply with all requirements of rulemaking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2020 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures
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Jul 24, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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.
Jul 24, 2020
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 Latest action July 24, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Small Business, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom from Regulations Act of 2020

This bill requires independent regulatory agencies to comply with the requirements applicable to regulatory actions by other federal agencies, including the rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedure Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
Brooks, Mo
· Aug 11, 2020
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jul 24, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Jul 24, 2020
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Jul 24, 2020
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7768: Freedom from Regulations Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7768/
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"H.R. 7768: Freedom from Regulations Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7768/.
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H.R. 7768, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7768/.
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