I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5595 
To provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and 
sets of rules, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a process for the review 
of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unneces-
sarily Burdensome Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘SCRUB Act of 
2023’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—RETROSPECTIVE REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION 
Sec. 101. Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission. 
TITLE II—REGULATORY CUT-GO 
Sec. 201. Cut-go procedures. 
Sec. 202. Applicability. 
Sec. 203. OIRA certification of cost calculations. 
TITLE III—RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF NEW RULES 
Sec. 301. Plan for future review. 
TITLE IV—JUDICIAL REVIEW; EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 401. Judicial review. 
Sec. 402. Effective date. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of In-
formation and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commis-
sion established under section 101(a). 
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(4) MAJOR
RULE.—The term ‘‘major rule’’ 
means any rule that the Administrator determines is 
likely to impose— 
(A) an annual cost on the economy of 
$100,000,000 or more, adjusted annually for 
inflation; 
(B) a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, 
individual 
industries, 
Federal, 
State, local, or Tribal government agencies, or 
geographic regions; 
(C) significant adverse effects on competi-
tion, employment, investment, productivity, in-
novation, or on the ability of United States- 
based enterprises to compete with foreign-based 
enterprises in domestic and export markets; or 
(D) significant impacts on multiple sectors 
of the economy. 
(5) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(6) SET OF RULES.—The term ‘‘set of rules’’ 
means a set of rules that collectively implements a 
regulatory authority of an agency. 
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TITLE I—RETROSPECTIVE REGU-
LATORY 
REVIEW 
COMMIS-
SION 
SEC. 101. RETROSPECTIVE REGULATORY REVIEW COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission, to be known as the ‘‘Retrospective Regulatory Re-
view Commission’’, that shall review rules and sets of rules 
in accordance with specified criteria to determine if a rule 
or set of rules should be repealed to eliminate or reduce 
the costs of regulation to the economy. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 9 members who shall be appointed by the 
President and confirmed by the Senate. 
(2) DATE
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Each member 
shall be appointed not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) TERM.—The term of each member shall 
commence upon the confirmation of the member by 
the Senate and shall extend to the later of— 
(A) the date that is 5 years and 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act; or 
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(B) the date that is 5 years after the date 
by which all members have been confirmed by 
the Senate. 
(4) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be appointed as follows: 
(A) CHAIR.—The President shall appoint 
as the Chair of the Commission an individual 
with expertise and experience in rulemaking, 
such as past Administrators, past chairmen of 
the Administrative Conference of the United 
States, and other individuals with similar exper-
tise and experience in rulemaking affairs and 
the administration of regulatory reviews. 
(B) CANDIDATE LIST OF MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives, 
the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the 
Minority Leader of the Senate shall each 
present to the President a list of can-
didates to be members of the Commission, 
which individuals shall be learned in rule-
making affairs and, preferably, administra-
tion of regulatory reviews. 
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(ii) APPOINTMENT FROM LIST.—The 
President shall appoint 2 members of the 
Commission from each list provided under 
clause (i), subject to the provisions of sub-
paragraph (C). 
(C) RESUBMISSION OF CANDIDATE.—The 
President may request from the presenter of a 
list under subparagraph (B)(i) a new list of 1 
or more candidates if the President— 
(i) determines that any candidate on 
the list presented pursuant to subpara-
graph (B)(i) does not meet the qualifica-
tions specified in such subparagraph to be 
a member of the Commission; and 
(ii) certifies that determination to the 
congressional officials specified in subpara-
graph (B)(i). 
(c) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OF THE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.— 
(A) MEETINGS.—The Commission may 
meet when, where, and as often as the Commis-
sion determines appropriate, except that the 
Commission shall hold public meetings not less 
than twice each year. 
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(B) HEARINGS.—In addition to meetings 
held under subparagraph (A), the Commission 
may hold hearings to consider issues of fact or 
law relevant to the work of the Commission. 
(2) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
secure directly from any agency information 
and documents necessary to enable the Com-
mission to carry out this Act. 
(B) TIMELINE FOR PROVIDING INFORMA-
TION.—Upon request of the Chair of the Com-
mission, the head of that agency shall furnish 
that information or document to the Commis-
sion as soon as possible, but not later than 2 
weeks after the date on which the request was 
made. 
(3) SUBPOENAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and 
testimony of witnesses and the production of 
any evidence relating to the duties of the Com-
mission. 
(B) JURISDICTION.—The attendance of 
witnesses and the production of evidence may 
be required from any place within the United 
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States at any designated place of hearing within 
the United States. 
(C) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If a person refuses 
to obey a subpoena issued under subpara-
graph (A), the Commission may apply to a 
United States district court for an order 
requiring that person to appear before the 
Commission to give testimony, produce evi-
dence, or both, relating to the matter 
under investigation. 
(ii) COURT OF JURISDICTION FOR AP-
PLICATION.—The application may be made 
within the judicial district where the hear-
ing is conducted or where that person is 
found, resides, or transacts business. 
(iii) PENALTY.—Any failure to obey 
the order of the court may be punished by 
the court as civil contempt. 
(D) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—The sub-
poenas of the Commission shall be served in the 
manner provided for subpoenas issued by a 
United States district court under the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States 
district courts. 
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(E) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of 
any court to which application is made under 
subparagraph (C) may be served in the judicial 
district in which the person required to be 
served resides or may be found. 
(d) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) PAY.— 
(A) MEMBERS.—Each member, other than 
the Chair of the Commission, shall be paid at 
a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the min-
imum annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which the 
member is engaged in the actual performance of 
duties vested in the Commission. 
(B) CHAIR.—The Chair shall be paid for 
each day referred to in subparagraph (A) at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the min-
imum annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
III of the Executive Schedule under section 
5314 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
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ence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(e) DIRECTOR OF STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall ap-
point a Director. 
(2) PAY.—The Director shall be paid at the 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(f) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Director, with the approval of the Commission, 
may appoint, fix the pay of, and terminate addi-
tional personnel. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON APPOINTMENT.—The Di-
rector may make such appointments without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, and 
any personnel so appointed may be paid without re-
gard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates, except that an 
individual so appointed may not receive pay in ex-
cess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS– 
15 of the General Schedule. 
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(3) AGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Following consulta-
tion with and upon request of the Chair of the Com-
mission, the head of any agency may detail any of 
the personnel of that agency to the Commission to 
assist the Commission in carrying out the duties of 
the Commission under this Act. 
(4) GAO AND OIRA ASSISTANCE.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States and the Admin-
istrator shall provide assistance, including the detail-
ing of employees, to the Commission in accordance 
with an agreement entered into with the Commis-
sion. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PARTIES.—Con-
gress, the States, municipalities, federally recognized 
Indian Tribes, and local governments may provide 
assistance, including the detailing of employees, to 
the Commission in accordance with an agreement 
entered into with the Commission. 
(g) OTHER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure by contract, to the extent funds 
are available, the temporary or intermittent services 
of experts or consultants pursuant to section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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(2) PROPERTY.—The Commission may lease 
space and acquire personal property to the extent 
funds are available. 
(h) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
conduct a review of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations to identify rules and sets of rules that 
collectively implement a regulatory program 
that should be repealed to lower the cost of reg-
ulation to the economy. 
(B) PRIORITY.—The Commission shall give 
priority in the review to rules or sets of rules 
that are major rules or include major rules, 
have been in effect more than 15 years, impose 
paperwork burdens that could be reduced sub-
stantially without significantly diminishing reg-
ulatory effectiveness, impose disproportionately 
high costs on entities that qualify as small enti-
ties within the meaning of section 601(6) of 
title 5, United States Code, or could be 
strengthened in their effectiveness while reduc-
ing regulatory costs. 
(C) GOAL.—The Commission shall have as 
a goal of the Commission to achieve a reduction 
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of at least 15 percent in the cumulative costs 
of Federal regulation with a minimal reduction 
in the overall effectiveness of such regulation. 
(2) NATURE
OF
REVIEW.—To identify which 
rules and sets of rules should be repealed to lower 
the cost of regulation to the economy, the Commis-
sion shall apply the following criteria: 
(A) Whether the original purpose of the 
rule or set of rules was achieved, and the rule 
or set of rules could be repealed without signifi-
cant recurrence of adverse effects or conduct 
that the rule or set of rules was intended to 
prevent or reduce. 
(B) Whether the implementation, compli-
ance, administration, enforcement or other costs 
of the rule or set of rules to the economy are 
not justified by the benefits to society within 
the United States produced by the expenditure 
of those costs. 
(C) Whether the rule or set of rules has 
been rendered unnecessary or obsolete, taking 
into consideration the length of time since the 
rule was made and the degree to which tech-
nology, economic conditions, market practices, 
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or other relevant factors have changed in the 
subject area affected by the rule or set of rules. 
(D) Whether the rule or set of rules is in-
effective at achieving the purposes of the rule or 
set of rules. 
(E) Whether the rule or set of rules over-
laps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal 
rules, and to the extent feasible, with State and 
local governmental rules. 
(F) Whether the rule or set of rules has 
excessive compliance costs or is otherwise exces-
sively burdensome, as compared to alternatives 
that— 
(i) 
specify 
performance 
objectives 
rather than conduct or manners of compli-
ance; 
(ii) establish economic incentives to 
encourage desired behavior; 
(iii) provide information upon which 
choices can be made by the public; 
(iv) incorporate other innovative alter-
natives rather than agency actions that 
specify conduct or manners of compliance; 
or 
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(v) could in other ways substantially 
lower costs without significantly under-
mining effectiveness. 
(G) Whether the rule or set of rules inhib-
its innovation in or growth of the United States 
economy, such as by impeding the introduction 
or use of safer or equally safe technology that 
is newer or more efficient than technology re-
quired by or permissible under the rule or set 
of rules. 
(H) Whether or not the rule or set of rules 
harms competition within the United States 
economy or the international economic competi-
tiveness of enterprises or entities based in the 
United States. 
(I) Such other criteria as the Commission 
devises to identify rules and sets of rules that 
can be repealed to eliminate or reduce unneces-
sarily burdensome costs to the United States 
economy. 
(3) METHODOLOGY FOR REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
establish a methodology for conducting the re-
view under this subsection (including an overall 
review and discrete reviews of portions of the 
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Code of Federal Regulations), identifying rules 
and sets of rules, and classifying rules under 
this subsection and publish the terms of the 
methodology in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Commission. 
(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Commission 
may propose and seek public comment on the 
methodology before the methodology is estab-
lished. 
(4) CLASSIFICATION OF RULES AND SETS OF 
RULES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After completion of any 
review of rules or sets of rules under paragraph 
(2), the Commission shall classify each rule or 
set of rules identified in the review to qualify 
for recommended repeal as either a rule or set 
of rules— 
(i) on which immediate action to re-
peal is recommended; or 
(ii) that should be eligible for repeal 
under regulatory cut-go procedures under 
title II. 
(B) DECISIONS BY MAJORITY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each decision by 
the Commission to identify a rule or set of 
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rules for classification under this para-
graph, and each decision whether to clas-
sify the rule or set of rules under clause (i) 
or (ii) of subparagraph (A), shall be made 
by a simple majority vote of the Commis-
sion. 
(ii) REQUIREMENT
FOR
VOTE.—No 
such vote shall take place until after all 
members of the Commission have been 
confirmed by the Senate. 
(5) INITIATION
OF
REVIEW
BY
OTHER
PER-
SONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
also conduct a review under paragraph (2) of, 
and, if appropriate, classify under paragraph 
(4), any rule or set of rules that is submitted 
for review to the Commission by— 
(i) the President; 
(ii) a Member of Congress; 
(iii) any officer or employee of a Fed-
eral, State, local, or Tribal government, or 
regional governmental body; or 
(iv) any member of the public. 
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(B) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—A submission 
to the Commission under this paragraph 
shall— 
(i) identify the specific rule or set of 
rules submitted for review; 
(ii) provide a statement of evidence to 
demonstrate that the rule or set of rules 
qualifies to be identified for repeal under 
the criteria listed in paragraph (2); and 
(iii) such other information as the 
submitter believes may be helpful to the re-
view by the Commission, including a state-
ment of the interest of the submitter in the 
matter. 
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commis-
sion shall make each submission received under 
this paragraph available on the website of the 
Commission as soon as possible, but not later 
than 1 week after the date on which the sub-
mission was received. 
(i) NOTICES AND REPORTS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) NOTICES
OF
AND
REPORTS
ON
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Commission shall publish, in the Federal 
Register and on the website of the Commission— 
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(A) notices in advance of all public meet-
ings, hearings, and classifications under sub-
section (h) informing the public of the basis, 
purpose, and procedures for the meeting, hear-
ing, or classification; and 
(B) reports after the conclusion of any 
public meeting, hearing, or classification under 
subsection (h) summarizing in detail the basis, 
purpose, and substance of the meeting, hearing, 
or classification. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which all Commission mem-
bers have been confirmed by the Senate, and 
annually thereafter, the Commission shall sub-
mit a report simultaneously to each House of 
Congress detailing the activities of the Commis-
sion for the previous year, and listing all rules 
and sets of rules classified under subsection (h) 
during that year. 
(B) INFORMATION
INCLUDED.—For each 
rule or set of rules listed under subparagraph 
(A), the Commission shall— 
(i) identify the agency that made the 
rule or set of rules; 
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(ii) identify the annual cost of the rule 
or set of rules to the United States econ-
omy and the basis upon which the Com-
mission identified that cost; 
(iii) identify whether the rule or set of 
rules was classified under clause (i) or 
clause (ii) of subsection (h)(4)(A); 
(iv) identify the criteria under sub-
section (h)(2) that caused the classification 
of the rule or set of rules and the basis 
upon which the Commission determined 
that those criteria were met; 
(v) for each rule or set of rules listed 
under the criteria set forth in subpara-
graph (B), (D), (F), (G), or (H) of sub-
section (h)(2), or other criteria established 
by the Commission under subparagraph (I) 
of such subsection under which the Com-
mission evaluated alternatives to the rule 
or set of rules that could lead to lower reg-
ulatory costs, identify alternatives to the 
rule or set of rules that the Commission 
recommends the agency consider as re-
placements for the rule or set of rules and 
the basis on which the Commission rests 
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the recommendations, and, in identifying 
such alternatives, emphasize alternatives 
that will achieve regulatory effectiveness at 
the lowest cost and with the lowest adverse 
impacts on jobs; 
(vi) for each rule or set of rules listed 
under the criteria set forth in subsection 
(h)(2)(E), the other Federal, State, or 
local governmental rules that the Commis-
sion found the rule or set of rules to over-
lap, duplicate, or conflict with, and the 
basis for the findings of the Commission; 
and 
(vii) in the case of each set of rules so 
listed, analyze whether Congress should 
also consider repeal of the statutory au-
thority implemented by the set of rules. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date 
on which the appointments of the members of 
the Commission expire, the Commission shall 
submit a final report simultaneously to each 
House of Congress summarizing all activities 
and recommendations of the Commission, in-
cluding a list of all rules or sets of rules the 
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Commission classified under clause (i) of sub-
section (h)(4)(A) for immediate action to re-
peal, a separate list of all rules or sets of rules 
the Commission classified under clause (ii) of 
subsection (h)(4)(A) for repeal, and with regard 
to each rule or set of rules listed on either list, 
the information described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) of subsection (h)(2). 
(B) INCLUSION
IN
FINAL
REPORT.—The 
report required under subparagraph (A) may be 
included in the final annual report of the Com-
mission under paragraph (2) and may include 
the recommendation of the Commission as to 
whether the Commission should be reauthorized 
by Congress. 
(j) REPEAL
OF
REGULATIONS; CONGRESSIONAL 
CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2)— 
(A) the head of each agency with authority 
to repeal a rule or set of rules classified by the 
Commission under subsection (h)(4)(A)(i) for 
immediate action to repeal and newly listed as 
such in an annual or final report of the Com-
mission under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-
section (i) shall repeal the rule or set of rules 
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as recommended by the Commission within 60 
days after the enactment of a joint resolution 
under paragraph (2) for approval of the rec-
ommendations of the Commission in the report; 
and 
(B) the head of each agency with authority 
to repeal a rule or set of rules classified by the 
Commission under subsection (h)(4)(A)(ii) for 
repeal and newly listed as such in an annual or 
final report of the Commission under paragraph 
(2) or (3) of subsection (i) shall repeal the rule 
or set of rules as recommended by the Commis-
sion pursuant to section 201, following the en-
actment of a joint resolution under paragraph 
(2) for approval of the recommendations of the 
Commission in the report. 
(2) 
CONGRESSIONAL
APPROVAL
PROCE-
DURES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means 
only a joint resolution— 
(i) which is introduced after the date 
on which the Commission transmits to 
Congress under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
subsection (i) the report containing the 
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recommendations to which the joint resolu-
tion pertains; 
(ii) which does not have a preamble; 
(iii) the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is only as follows: ‘‘That 
Congress approves the recommendations 
for repeal of the Retrospective Regulatory 
Review Commission as submitted by the 
Commission on llll’’, the blank 
space being filled in with the appropriate 
date; and 
(iv) the title of which is as follows: 
‘‘Approving recommendations for repeal of 
the Retrospective Regulatory Review Com-
mission.’’. 
(B) INTRODUCTION
OF
JOINT
RESOLU-
TION.—Not later than 5 session days after the 
date on which a House of Congress receives a 
report transmitted to Congress under para-
graph (2) or (3) of subsection (i), the majority 
leader of that House (or his or her respective 
designee) shall introduce, by request, a joint 
resolution described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) REFERRAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—A joint resolution 
introduced under subparagraph (B) shall 
be referred to— 
(I) the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, in the case of a joint reso-
lution introduced in the Senate; and 
(II) the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives, in the case of a joint 
resolution introduced in the House of 
Representatives. 
(ii) REPORT TO FULL HOUSE.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which 
a joint resolution is introduced under sub-
paragraph (B), the committees to which 
the joint resolution has been referred 
under clause (i) shall each report the joint 
resolution— 
(I) 
without 
any 
revision 
or 
amendment; and 
(II) 
with 
a 
favorable 
rec-
ommendation, an unfavorable rec-
ommendation, 
or 
without 
rec-
ommendation. 
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(iii) FAILURE TO REPORT.—If a com-
mittee fails to report a joint resolution 
within the period described in clause (ii), 
the committee shall be automatically dis-
charged from consideration of the joint 
resolution and the joint resolution shall be 
placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(D) SENATE PROCEDURES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In the Senate, 
when the committee to which a joint reso-
lution described in subparagraph (A) is re-
ferred has reported the joint resolution 
under subparagraph (C)(ii), or when the 
committee is discharged under subpara-
graph (C)(iii) from further consideration of 
the joint resolution, it is at any time there-
after in order for a motion to proceed to 
consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolu-
tion and against consideration of the joint 
resolution are waived. 
(ii) DEBATE
ON
MOTION
TO
PRO-
CEED.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, 
the motion to proceed to the joint res-
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olution is non-debatable and is not 
subject to amendment, a motion to 
postpone, or to a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of other business. 
(II) MOTION TO RECONSIDER.— 
A motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or dis-
agreed to shall not be in order. 
(III) VOTE ON MOTION TO PRO-
CEED.—A vote on the motion to pro-
ceed shall occur upon the expiration 
or yielding back of the time for debate 
without any further debate or any in-
tervening motion or other action. 
(IV) REPEATED
MOTIONS.—Re-
peated motions to proceed to the joint 
resolution are in order, if necessary. 
(V) UNFINISHED
BUSINESS.—If 
a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of the joint resolution is agreed 
to, the joint resolution shall remain 
the unfinished business of the Senate 
until disposed of. 
(iii) DEBATE
ON
JOINT
RESOLU-
TION.— 
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(I) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, 
debate on the joint resolution shall be 
limited to not more than 30 hours, 
which shall be divided equally between 
those favoring and those opposing the 
joint resolution. 
(II) AMENDMENT.—An amend-
ment to the joint resolution or any 
motion, including a motion to recom-
mit, is not in order. 
(iv) VOTE
ON
FINAL
PASSAGE.—In 
the Senate, the third reading of the joint 
resolution shall be considered to have oc-
curred and a vote on final passage shall 
occur immediately upon the expiration or 
yielding back of the time for debate with-
out any intervening motion or other action. 
(v) VETO OVERRIDE.— 
(I) PRESIDENTIAL VETO.— 
(aa) IN
GENERAL.—If the 
President vetoes a joint resolu-
tion described in subparagraph 
(A), in the Senate, upon receipt 
of the veto message from the 
President or the House of Rep-
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resentatives, the veto message 
shall be considered as read, 
printed 
in 
the 
Congressional 
Record, and entered in the Sen-
ate Journal. 
(bb) PROCEED
TO
CONSID-
ERATION.—The Senate shall im-
mediately proceed to consider-
ation of whether to pass the joint 
resolution, the objections of the 
President notwithstanding. 
(II) DEBATE.—In the Senate, 
debate on a veto message shall be lim-
ited to not more than 30 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between those 
favoring and those opposing the joint 
resolution, and any motion, including 
a motion to table, to refer to a com-
mittee, or to proceed to another meas-
ure, is not in order. 
(III) VOTE.—In the Senate, a 
vote to override a veto shall occur im-
mediately upon the expiration or 
yielding back of the time for debate 
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without any intervening motion or 
other action. 
(E) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROCE-
DURES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In the House of 
Representatives, the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives shall declare the House 
resolved into a Committee of the Whole 
immediately after approval of the Journal 
on the day after the committee to which a 
joint resolution described in subparagraph 
(A) was referred reports the joint resolu-
tion under subparagraph (C)(ii) or is dis-
charged from consideration of the joint 
resolution under subparagraph (C)(iii). 
(ii) POINTS OF ORDER.—All points of 
order against the joint resolution and 
against consideration of the joint resolu-
tion are waived. 
(iii) DEBATE.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—In the House 
of Representatives, debate on the joint 
resolution shall be limited to not more 
than 30 hours, which shall be divided 
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equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the joint resolution. 
(II) AMENDMENT.—An amend-
ment to the joint resolution or any 
motion, including a motion to recom-
mit, is not in order. 
(III) CONSIDERATION
OF
PRE-
VIOUS
QUESTION.—When the joint 
resolution is called up, the previous 
question shall be considered as or-
dered to its passage without inter-
vening motion upon the expiration or 
yielding back of the time for debate 
without any further debate or inter-
vening motion or other action. 
(F) PROCEDURES WITH DUPLICATE JOINT 
RESOLUTIONS.—If, before passing a joint reso-
lution described in subparagraph (A), 1 House 
of Congress receives from the other a joint reso-
lution having the same text, then— 
(i) the joint resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee; and 
(ii) the receiving House shall consider 
the joint resolution of the other House as 
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if the committee of the receiving House to 
which the joint resolution would have been 
referred to under subparagraph (C)(i) had 
reported the joint resolution under sub-
paragraph (C)(ii) or was discharged from 
consideration of the joint resolution under 
subparagraph (C)(iii). 
(3) REISSUANCE OF RULES.— 
(A) NO SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR RULE TO 
BE REISSUED.—A rule that is repealed under 
paragraph (1) or section 201 may not be re-
issued in substantially the same form, and a 
new rule that is substantially the same as such 
a rule may not be issued, unless the reissued or 
new rule is specifically authorized by a law en-
acted after the date of the joint resolution ap-
proving the recommendation of the Commission 
to repeal the original rule. 
(B) AGENCY TO ENSURE AVOIDANCE OF 
SIMILAR DEFECTS.—An agency, in making any 
new rule to implement statutory authority pre-
viously implemented by a rule repealed under 
paragraph (1) or section 201, shall assure 
that— 
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(i) the new rule does not result in the 
same adverse effects of the repealed rule 
that caused the Commission to recommend 
to Congress the repeal of the latter; and 
(ii) the new rule will not result in new 
adverse effects of the kind described in the 
criteria specified under subsection (h)(2). 
(k) WEBSITE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall estab-
lish a public website that— 
(A) uses current information technology to 
make records available on the website; 
(B) provides information in a standard 
data format; and 
(C) receives and publishes public com-
ments. 
(2) PUBLISHING OF INFORMATION.—Any infor-
mation required to be made available on the website 
established under paragraph (1) shall be published 
in a timely manner and accessible by the public on 
the website at no cost. 
(3) RECORD OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEAR-
INGS.—All records of public meetings and hearings 
shall be published on the website established under 
paragraph (1) as soon as possible, but not later than 
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1 week after the date on which such public meeting 
or hearing occurred. 
(4) PUBLIC COMMENTS.—The Commission shall 
publish on the website established under paragraph 
(1) all public comments and submissions. 
(5) NOTICES.—The Commission shall publish 
on the website established under paragraph (1) no-
tices of all public meetings and hearings not later 
than 1 week before the date on which such public 
meeting or hearing occurs. 
(l) APPLICABILITY
OF
THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, the Commission shall be subject to 
the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT OFFI-
CER.—The Commission shall not be subject to the 
control of any Advisory Committee Management Of-
ficer designated under section 1007(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(3) SUBCOMMITTEE.—Any subcommittee of the 
Commission shall be treated as the Commission for 
purposes of chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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