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- H.R.5377
H.R.5377: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include guidance documents in the congressional review process of agency rulemaking.
About This Bill
- Introduced May 27, 2016
- Latest Major Action June 10, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process, which Congress can use to overturn certain agency actions through a joint resolution of disapproval. "Guidance document" is defined as a statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, issued by a federal agency that sets forth: (1) a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 10, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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| May 27, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| May 27, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) |