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H.R. 7922 116th Congress House

Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020

Official title: To minimize increases in the cost of complying with Federal rules during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 2020 Introduced by: James Comer Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseases
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Aug 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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 Latest action August 4, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the promulgation of rules during and following the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency that have been estimated to increase the compliance costs of the regulated entities unless such increase is offset by a corresponding nullification of rules or the Office of Management and Budget determines that no such offset is available and that the rule is necessary to protect the public against the pandemic or to protect national security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
CHABOT, STEVE
· Aug 11, 2020
Armstrong, Kelly
· Aug 4, 2020
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Aug 4, 2020
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Aug 4, 2020
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · Aug 4, 2020
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Aug 4, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Aug 4, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Aug 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7922: Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7922/
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"H.R. 7922: Pandemic Regulatory Cost Relief Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7922/.
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H.R. 7922, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7922/.
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