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- S.1817
S.1817: Smarter Regs Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced July 21, 2015
- Latest Major Action June 20, 2016
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Smarter Regulations Through Advance Planning and Review Act of 2015 or the Smarter Regs Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires a federal agency, when publishing a proposed major rule and when publishing a final major rule, to include a framework for assessing the rule. The bill defines "major rule" as any rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) finds has resulted in or is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on...
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 20, 2016 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
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| June 20, 2016 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-282.
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| April 27, 2016 |
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-637.
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| Oct. 7, 2015 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Sept. 16, 2015 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
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| July 21, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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| July 21, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) |