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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3056 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain special 

congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 14, 2015 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, 

Rules, and the Budget, 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain 

special congressional review procedures for EPA rulemakings. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the EPA Act 

5 of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF EPA RULEMAKING. 

7 Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amend8 ed— 


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1 (1) by striking the term ‘‘chapter’’ each place 

2 it appears, and inserting ‘‘subchapter’’; 

3 (2) by inserting before section 801 the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROCEDURES’’; 

6 (3) in section 804— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

8 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except 

9 that such term shall not include the Environ10 mental Protection Agency’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

13 the ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

15 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

16 and 

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(D) any rule made by the Environmental 

20 Protection Agency.’’; 

21 (4) by inserting after section 808 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—PROCEDURES FOR RULE2 MAKING BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO3 TECTION AGENCY 

4 ‘‘§ 811. Congressional review 

5 ‘‘(a)(1)(A) Before a rule made by the Administrator 

6 of the Environmental Protection Agency may take effect, 

7 the Administrator shall submit to each House of the Con8 gress and to the Comptroller General a report con9 taining— 

10 ‘‘(i) a copy of the rule; 

11 ‘‘(ii) a concise general statement relating to the 

12 rule; 

13 ‘‘(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or 

14 nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the clas15 sification specifically addressing each criteria for a 

16 major rule contained within clauses (i) through (iii) 

17 of section 814(2)(A) or within section 814(2)(B); 

18 ‘‘(iv) a list of any other related regulatory ac19 tions taken by or that will be taken by the Adminis20 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency that 

21 are intended to implement the same statutory provi22 sion or regulatory objective as well as the individual 

23 and aggregate economic effects of those actions; 

24 ‘‘(v) a list of any other related regulatory ac25 tions taken by or that will be taken by any other 


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1 Federal agency with authority to implement the 

2 same statutory provision or regulatory objective that 

3 are intended to implement such provision or objec4 tive, of which the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency is aware, as well as the in6 dividual and aggregate economic effects of those ac7 tions; and 

8 ‘‘(vi) the proposed effective date of the rule. 

9 ‘‘(B) On the date of the submission of the report 

10 under subparagraph (A), the Administrator of the Envi11 ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Comp12 troller General and make available to each House of Con13 gress— 

14 ‘‘(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis 

15 of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs 

16 added or lost, differentiating between public and pri17 vate sector jobs; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator’s actions pursuant to 

19 sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; 

20 ‘‘(iii) the Administrator’s actions pursuant to 

21 sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded 

22 Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or require24 ments under any other Act and any relevant Execu25 tive orders. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under sub2 paragraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the re3 port to the chairman and ranking member of each stand4 ing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the 

5 House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill 

6 to amend the provision of law under which the rule is 

7 issued. 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a re9 port on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction 

10 by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or 

11 publication date. The report of the Comptroller General 

12 shall include an assessment of the Administrator’s compli13 ance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) 

14 and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any 

15 new limits or mandates on private-sector activity. 

16 ‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comp17 troller General by providing information relevant to the 

18 Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). 

19 ‘‘(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted 

20 under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of 

21 a joint resolution of approval described in section 812 or 

22 as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint 

23 resolution of approval described in section 812, whichever 

24 is later. 


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1 ‘‘(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided 

2 by section 813 after submission to Congress under para3 graph (1). 

4 ‘‘(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a 

5 major rule is not enacted within the period provided in 

6 subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relat7 ing to the same rule may not be considered under this 

8 subchapter in the same Congress by either the House of 

9 Representatives or the Senate. 

10 ‘‘(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the 

11 Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described 

12 under section 812. 

13 ‘‘(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 

14 is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or 

15 legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on 

16 which the report referred to in section 811(a)(1)(A) is re17 ceived by Congress (excluding days either House of Con18 gress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session 

19 of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution 

20 shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall 

21 not take effect. 

22 ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

23 section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule 

24 may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the 

25 President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and 


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1 submits written notice of such determination to the Con2 gress. 

3 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made 

4 by the President by Executive order that the major rule 

5 should take effect because such rule is— 

6 ‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent threat 

7 to health or safety or other emergency; 

8 ‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal 

9 laws; 

10 ‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or 

11 ‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute imple12 menting an international trade agreement. 

13 ‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the authority 

14 under this subsection shall have no effect on the proce15 dures under section 812. 

16 ‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review oth17 erwise provided under this subchapter, in the case of any 

18 rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with 

19 subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the 

20 date occurring— 

21 ‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Representa24 tives, 60 legislative days, 


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1 before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a 

2 session of Congress through the date on which the same 

3 or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sec4 tions 812 and 813 shall apply to such rule in the suc5 ceeding session of Congress. 

6 ‘‘(2)(A) In applying sections 812 and 813 for pur7 poses of such additional review, a rule described under 

8 paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— 

9 ‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal 

10 Register on— 

11 ‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th 

12 session day, or 

13 ‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Rep14 resentatives, the 15th legislative day, 

15 after the succeeding session of Congress first con16 venes; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to 

18 Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. 

19 ‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 

20 to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a 

21 report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can 

22 take effect. 

23 ‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 

24 effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub25 sections of this section). 


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1 ‘‘§ 812. Congressional approval procedure for major 

2 rules 

3 ‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint 

4 resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a re5 port classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 

6 811(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— 

7 ‘‘(A) bears no preamble; 

8 ‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled 

9 as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule submitted by 

10 the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 

11 lll.’; 

12 ‘‘(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 

13 following (with blanks filled as appropriate): ‘That 

14 Congress approves the rule submitted by the Envi15 ronmental Protection Agency relating to lll.’; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). 

18 ‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 

19 classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 

20 811(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or 

21 his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, 

22 if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph 

23 (1)— 

24 ‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Representa25 tives, within three legislative days; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within three ses2 sion days. 

3 ‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) 

4 shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of pro5 ceeding. 

6 ‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 

7 shall be referred in each House of Congress to the commit8 tees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under 

9 which the rule is issued. 

10 ‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees 

11 to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 

12 been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session 

13 days after its introduction, such committee or committees 

14 shall be automatically discharged from further consider15 ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal16 endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 

17 taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 

18 the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 

19 to which it was referred, or after such committee or com20 mittees have been discharged from further consideration 

21 of the resolution. 

22 ‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com23 mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re24 ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 

25 (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 


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1 joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 

2 time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 

3 to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 

4 to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 

5 all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 

6 consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo7 tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post8 pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 

9 other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 

10 the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 

11 order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 

12 joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re13 main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 

14 of. 

15 ‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 

16 and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 

17 therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which 

18 shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 

19 opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit 

20 debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, 

21 or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 

22 consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit 

23 the joint resolution is not in order. 

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1 section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 

2 the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 

3 Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 

4 shall occur. 

5 ‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 

6 to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce7 dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 

8 (a) shall be decided without debate. 

9 ‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any com10 mittee to which a joint resolution described in subsection 

11 (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House 

12 at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, 

13 such committee shall be discharged from further consider14 ation of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the 

15 appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays 

16 of each month it shall be in order at any time for the 

17 Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a 

18 joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at 

19 least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for 

20 immediate consideration in the House without intervention 

21 of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution 

22 shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 

23 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

24 an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered 

25 as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It 


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1 shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. 

2 If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not 

3 been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker 

4 may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote 

5 shall be taken on that day. 

6 ‘‘(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution described 

7 in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a 

8 joint resolution having the same text, then— 

9 ‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other House 

10 shall not be referred to a committee; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall 

12 be the same as if no joint resolution had been re13 ceived from the other House until the vote on pas14 sage, when the joint resolution received from the 

15 other House shall supplant the joint resolution of 

16 the receiving House. 

17 ‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 

18 Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 

19 Senate is a revenue measure. 

20 ‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final 

21 passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 

22 described in section 811(b)(2), then such vote shall be 

23 taken on that day. 

24 ‘‘(h) This section and section 813 are enacted by 

25 Congress— 


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1 ‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

2 the Senate and the House of Representatives, re3 spectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the 

4 rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only 

5 with respect to the procedure to be followed in that 

6 House in the case of a joint resolution described in 

7 subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 

8 where explicitly so; and 

9 ‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

10 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

11 they relate to the procedure of that House) at any 

12 time, in the same manner and to the same extent as 

13 in the case of any other rule of that House. 

14 ‘‘§ 813. Congressional disapproval procedure for 

15 nonmajor rules 

16 ‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint res17 olution’ means only a joint resolution introduced in the 

18 period beginning on the date on which the report referred 

19 to in section 811(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and 

20 ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House 

21 of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a 

22 session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause 

23 of which is as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the 

24 nonmajor rule submitted by the Environmental Protection 

25 Agency relating to lll, and such rule shall have no 


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1 force or effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately 

2 filled in). 

3 ‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 

4 shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con5 gress with jurisdiction. 

6 ‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re7 ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 

8 not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 

9 resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date 

10 of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may 

11 be discharged from further consideration of such joint res12 olution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Mem13 bers of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be 

14 placed on the calendar. 

15 ‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 

16 a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com17 mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 

18 consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 

19 (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 

20 previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 

21 for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 

22 resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu23 tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 

24 waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 

25 a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 


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1 consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 

2 vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 

3 not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 

4 of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 

5 shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 

6 disposed of. 

7 ‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 

8 and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 

9 therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 

10 which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 

11 those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 

12 limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 

13 to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 

14 the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom15 mit the joint resolution is not in order. 

16 ‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu17 sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub18 section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 

19 the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 

20 Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 

21 shall occur. 

22 ‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 

23 to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce24 dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 

25 (a) shall be decided without debate. 


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1 ‘‘(e) In the Senate the procedure specified in sub2 section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 

3 a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 

4 ‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 

5 beginning with the applicable submission or publica6 tion date, or 

7 ‘‘(2) if the report under section 811(a)(1)(A) 

8 was submitted during the period referred to in sec9 tion 811(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session 

10 days beginning on the 15th session day after the 

11 succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 

12 ‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 

13 resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 

14 House receives from the other House a joint resolution 

15 described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 

16 shall apply: 

17 ‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 

18 shall not be referred to a committee. 

19 ‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution described 

20 in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint 

21 resolution— 

22 ‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 

23 the same as if no joint resolution had been re24 ceived from the other House; but 


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1 ‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 

2 the joint resolution of the other House. 

3 ‘‘§ 814. Definitions 

4 ‘‘For purposes of this subchapter— 

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any 

6 agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, in8 cluding an interim final rule, that the Administrator 

9 of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

10 of the Office of Management and Budget finds— 

11 ‘‘(A) has resulted in or is likely to result 

12 in— 

13 ‘‘(i) an annual effect on the economy 

14 of $50,000,000 or more; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a major increase in costs or 

16 prices for consumers, individual industries, 

17 Federal, State, or local government agen18 cies, or geographic regions; or 

19 ‘‘(iii) significant adverse effects on 

20 competition, employment, investment, pro21 ductivity, innovation, or on the ability of 

22 United States-based enterprises to compete 

23 with foreign-based enterprises in domestic 

24 and export markets; 


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1 ‘‘(B) is made by the Administrator of the 

2 Environmental Protection Agency and that 

3 would have a significant impact on a substan4 tial number of agricultural entities, as deter5 mined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who 

6 shall publish such determination in the Federal 

7 Register); or 

8 ‘‘(C) is a rule that implements or provides 

9 for the imposition or collection of a carbon tax. 

10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 

11 that is not a major rule. 

12 ‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 

13 such term in section 551, except that such term does 

14 not include any rule of particular applicability, in15 cluding a rule that approves or prescribes for the fu16 ture rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances 

17 therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorga18 nizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or ac19 counting practices or disclosures bearing on any of 

20 the foregoing. 

21 ‘‘(5) The term ‘submission date or publication 

22 date’, except as otherwise provided in this sub23 chapter, means— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 

2 on which the Congress receives the report sub3 mitted under section 811(a)(1); and 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 

5 later of— 

6 ‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 

7 receives the report submitted under section 

8 811(a)(1); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 

10 rule is published in the Federal Register, if 

11 so published. 

12 ‘‘(6) The term ‘agricultural entity’ means any 

13 entity involved in or related to agricultural enter14 prise, including enterprises that are engaged in the 

15 business of production of food and fiber, ranching 

16 and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other 

17 farming and agricultural related industries. 

18 ‘‘(7) The term ‘carbon tax’ means a fee, levy, 

19 or price on— 

20 ‘‘(A) emissions, including carbon dioxide 

21 emissions generated by the burning of coal, nat22 ural gas, or oil; or 

23 ‘‘(B) coal, natural gas, or oil based on 

24 emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions 


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1 that would be generated through the fuel’s com2 bustion. 

3 ‘‘§ 815. Judicial review 

4 ‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 

5 under this subchapter shall be subject to judicial review. 

6 ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de7 termine whether the Administrator of the Environmental 

8 Protection Agency has completed the necessary require9 ments under this subchapter for a rule to take effect. 

10 ‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 

11 under section 812 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 

12 grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 

13 for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af14 fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 

15 any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 

16 the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con17 cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 

18 or not the rule is in effect. 

19 ‘‘§ 816. Effective date of certain rules 

20 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 811— 

21 ‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 

22 closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com23 mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 

24 to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 


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1 ‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which the 

2 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

3 Agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 

4 finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 

5 the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 

6 thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

7 to the public interest, 

8 shall take effect at such time as the Administrator of the 

9 Environmental Protection Agency determines.’’; and 

10 (5) by conforming the table of contents for such 

11 chapter accordingly. 

12 SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO SEC13 TION 812 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 

14 Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following new subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(E) BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES

18 SUBJECT TO SECTION 812 OF TITLE 5, UNITED

19 STATES CODE.—Any rules subject to the con20 gressional approval procedure set forth in sec21 tion 812 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 

22 Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re23 ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 

24 is not approved in accordance with such sec25 tion.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. TRANSITION RULE. 

2 Each major rule (as such term is defined in section 

3 814 of title 5, United States Code) of the Environmental 

4 Protection Agency that is in effect as of the date of enact5 ment of this Act shall cease to have effect beginning on 

6 the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, unless the Administrator of the Environmental 

8 Protection Agency submits such rule for review under sub9 chapter B of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY OF 

11 RULES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

13 United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act— 

15 (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 

16 section 814 of title 5, United States Code) were in 

17 effect; 

18 (2) how many major rules (as such term is de19 fined in section 814 of title 5, United States Code) 

20 were in effect; and 

21 (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 

22 by all such rules. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

25 the United States shall submit a report to Congress that 


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1 contains the findings of the study conducted under sub2 section (a). 

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