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H.R.450: Regulatory Transition Act of 1995

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced Jan. 9, 1995
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 27, 1995

Bill Cosponsors

145 (22 Democrats, 123 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Regulatory Transition Act of 1995 - Establishes a moratorium on Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, with certain emergency exceptions for designated imminent threats to health or safety, actions necessary for enforcement of criminal laws, and actions to establish or enforce specified civil rights. (Sec. 3) Extends such moratorium from November 20, 1994, until the earlier of December 31, 1995, or the first date on which there have been...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
Referred to House Government Reform and Oversight
Referred to House Judiciary
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Field Hearing Held in Fairfax, Virginia.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 4.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.
Mr. Clinger asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Government Reform have until midnight on Feb. 16 to file a report on H.R. 450. Agreed to without objection.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 104-39, Part I. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 93 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 450 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed ten hours.
Rule H. Res. 93 passed House.
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS - Mr. Clinger asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 450 in the Committee of the Whole, subject to the limit of 10 hours for consideration, that the following amendments and all amendments thereto be debatable for the time specified: Mr. Condit or Combest (No. 18), 40 minutes; Mr. Kanjorski (Nos. 21 and 22), 30 minutes; Ms. Slaughter (No. 28), 30 minutes; Mr. Burton (either No. 5 or 6), 20 minutes; Mr. Spratt (No. 30), 30 minutes; Mr. Waxman (either No. 36 or 37), 30 minutes; Mrs. Collins (IL) (No. 7), 30 minutes; Ms. Norton (either No. 25 or 26), 20 minutes; Mr. Tate, 20 minutes; Mr. Hayes, 20 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 93.
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS - Mr. Clinger asked further unanimous consent that the following amendments and all amendments thereto be debatable for the time specified, and that the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole be authorized to postpone requests for recorded votes on any of the following amendments until the conclusion of debate on all said amendments, and that the Chair may reduce to a minimum of 5 minutes within which a recorded vote, if ordered, may be taken on the amendments following the first vote in a series of votes: Mr. Wise (No. 38), 30 minutes; Mr. Green (No. 20), 20 minutes; Mr. Waxman (No. 35), 20 minutes; Mr. Fattah (either No. 3 or 4), 10 minutes; and Mr. Volkmer (No. 34), 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 450 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed ten hours.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 93 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Condit amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the amendments offered by Ms. Collins (IL) for Mr. Kanjorski.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Burton amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Spratt amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Collins amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Norton amendment, and all amendments thereto.
Mr. Clinger moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 450 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanmimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Tate amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Wise amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Wise amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Wise objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Green amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Green amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Green objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Waxman amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Waxman objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of order was withdrawn.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Fattah amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Fattah objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Volkmer amendment.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Volkmer amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Volkmer objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Chair announced the unfinished business of the Committee of the Whole to be those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed, to be considered in the order in which they were postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 450.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Agreed to by Division vote: 132 - 91.
Mrs. Collins (IL) moved to recommit with instructions to Government Reform.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Collins motion to recommit.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 172 - 250 (Roll no. 173).
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 146 (Roll no. 174).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Mineta asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to make the following correction in the engrossment of the bill: "in section 6(4), in the second sentence, after "nor does it include", insert the following new clarifying words: "any action taken in connection with the safety of aviations or". Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 450.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jan. 9, 1995

Introduced in the House by Thomas Dale DeLay (R-Texas)

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