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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9263 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
impact of major rules on inflation and gross domestic product, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2022 
Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. COMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform, 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 require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to report on the impact of major rules on inflation and 
gross domestic product, 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 ‘‘Expose Biden’s Infla-
tion, Deficits, and Economic Neglect Act of 2022’’ or the 
‘‘Expose BIDEN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPACT OF 
MAJOR RULES ON INFLATION AND GROSS 
DOMESTIC PRODUCT. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date de-
scribed under paragraph (2), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall review each major 
rule to determine the impact of each such rule on 
the economy of the United States, including— 
(A) the impact of each such rule on— 
(i) inflation in the United States; and 
(ii) the gross domestic product of the 
United States; and 
(B) whether any such rule contributed 
to— 
(i) an increase in inflation in the 
United States; or 
(ii) a decline in the gross domestic 
product of the United States. 
(2) TIMING OF REVIEW.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall begin conducting the review required by 
paragraph (1) on— 
(A) the effective date, if the Director has 
issued two consecutive reports on the gross do-
mestic product of the United States indicating 
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a decline in such gross domestic product in the 
two quarters preceding the effective date; or 
(B) if the Director has not issued two con-
secutive reports on the gross domestic product 
of the United States indicating a decline in 
such gross domestic product in the two quarters 
preceding the effective date, whichever occurs 
first after the effective date: 
(i) The first date on which the Direc-
tor determines that the gross domestic 
product of the United States declined in 
the two quarters preceding such date. 
(ii) The publication date of the first 
monthly report published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics that shows an increase of 
5 percent or greater in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) 
over a 12-month period. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
on which the Comptroller General begins conducting the 
review required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the President, Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report on such review that includes— 
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(1) a description of any impact of such rules 
on— 
(A) inflation in the United States; and 
(B) the gross domestic product of the 
United States; and 
(2) an identification of any such rule that the 
Comptroller General determines contributed to— 
(A) an increase in inflation in the United 
States; or 
(B) a decline in the gross domestic product 
of the United States. 
(c) SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT AND PROMULGA-
TIONS OF MAJOR RULES DURING PREPARATION OF RE-
PORT.—During the period in which the Comptroller Gen-
eral is preparing the report required by subsection (b)— 
(1) no major rule may be enforced; and 
(2) no major rule may be promulgated. 
(d) RESCISSION
AND PROMULGATION
OF RULES 
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DECLINE IN GDP AND INFLA-
TION.— 
(1) RESCISSION OF RULES.—Following the sub-
mission of the report under subsection (b), the head 
of each relevant Federal agency shall permanently 
rescind any rule identified in the report as being 
shown to have contributed to— 
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(A) an increase in inflation in the United 
States; or 
(B) a decline in the gross domestic product 
of the United States. 
(2) REPLACEMENT
RULES.—The head of a 
Federal agency may not promulgate a rule to replace 
a rule rescinded under paragraph (1) before the sun-
set date unless such head demonstrates to the 
Comptroller General of the United States that such 
rule will not contribute to— 
(A) an increase in inflation in the United 
States; or 
(B) a decline in the gross domestic product 
of the United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The term ‘‘effective 
date’’ means the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) MAJOR RULE.—The term ‘‘major rule’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 
5, United States Code, except that such term does 
not include any rule issued before 12:00 p.m., Janu-
ary 20, 2021. 
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(4) SUNSET DATE.—The term ‘‘sunset date’’ 
means the date that is three months after the first 
date after the effective date on which— 
(A) the Director issues a report indicating 
that the gross domestic product of the United 
States has— 
(i) increased in the two consecutive 
quarters preceding the date on which the 
Director issues the report; and 
(ii) met or exceeded the gross domes-
tic product for the quarter preceding such 
two consecutive quarters; and 
(B) the Bureau of Labor Statistics pub-
lishes a monthly report that shows an increase 
of 2.5 percent or less in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) over 
a 12-month period. 
Æ 
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