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Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981

Introduced: January 5, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 8, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 21, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights.
Jan 21, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOD, Dept of Ed, DOE, DOT, HHS, HUD, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Treasury, USDA, EPA, FCC, FTC, GAO, ICC, NSF, SEC, Federal Home Loan Bank Brd.
Jan 21, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Reserve.
Jan 21, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, NRC, Justice, Treasury.
Jan 5, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 5, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981 - Prohibits any Federal agency from: (1) requiring any person to maintain, prepare, or produce records (other than records relating to a dangerous material) of an event more than four years after the event has occurred; and (2) commencing an action against a person for a violation of a regulation more than four years after such violation has occurred, except as otherwise provided by the Internal Revenue Code.

What's happening now December 9, 1981

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4768 Identical bill Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 25, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 316: Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-316/
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"H.R. 316: Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1981." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-316/.
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