I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3194 
To provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 13, 2011 
Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Creation and Reg-
ulatory Freeze Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS. 
Except as provided in section 3, an agency may not 
issue a covered regulation until the end of the moratorium 
period. 
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SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 shall not apply to a cov-
ered regulation if the head of the agency— 
(1) makes a specific finding that the covered 
regulation— 
(A) is necessary due to an imminent threat 
to human health or safety, or any other emer-
gency; 
(B) is necessary for the enforcement of a 
criminal law; 
(C) has as its principal effect— 
(i) fostering private sector job cre-
ation and the enhancement of the competi-
tiveness of workers in the United States; 
(ii) encouraging economic growth; or 
(iii) repealing, narrowing, or stream-
lining a rule, regulation, or administrative 
process, or otherwise reducing regulatory 
burdens; 
(D) pertains to a military or foreign affairs 
function of the United States; or 
(E) is limited to interpreting, imple-
menting, or administering the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
(2) submits the finding to Congress and pub-
lishes the finding in the Federal Register. 
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(b) REVIEW.—Not later than 10 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act each agency shall submit any cov-
ered regulation that the head of the agency determines 
is exempt under this section to the Office of Management 
and Budget and Congress. 
(c) NONDELEGABLE AUTHORITY.—The head of an 
agency may not delegate the authority provided under this 
section to exempt the application of any provision of this 
Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3502(1) of 
title 44, United States Code. 
(2) COVERED
REGULATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered regulation’’ means a final regulation that— 
(A) directly or indirectly increases costs on 
businesses in a manner which will have an ad-
verse effect on job creation, job retention, pro-
ductivity, competitiveness, or the efficient func-
tioning of the economy; 
(B) is likely to— 
(i) have an annual effect on the econ-
omy of $100,000,000 or more; 
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(ii) adversely affect in a material way 
the economy, a sector of the economy, pro-
ductivity, competition, jobs, the environ-
ment, public health or safety, or State, 
local, or tribal governments or commu-
nities; 
(iii) create a serious inconsistency or 
otherwise interfere with an action taken or 
planned by another agency; 
(iv) materially alter the budgetary im-
pact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or 
loan programs or the rights and obliga-
tions of recipients thereof; or 
(v) raise novel legal or policy issues; 
and 
(C) did not take effect before September 1, 
2011. 
(3) MORATORIUM PERIOD.—The term ‘‘morato-
rium period’’ means the period of time— 
(A) beginning 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) ending January 20, 2013. 
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