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ing, pending, and proposed regulations, orders, and other 
administrative actions or procedures by agencies of the Fed-
eral Government within such committee’s jurisdiction. In 
completing such inventory and review, each committee shall 
consider the matters described in section 2. Each committee 
shall conduct such hearings and other oversight activities 
as it deems necessary in support of the inventory and re-
view, and shall identify in any report filed pursuant to 
clause 1(d) of rule XI for the first session of the 112th Con-
gress any oversight or legislative activity conducted in sup-
port of, or as a result of, such inventory and review. 
SEC. 2. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. 
In completing the review and inventory described in 
the first section of this resolution, each committee shall 
identify regulations, executive and agency orders, and other 
administrative actions or procedures that— 
(1) impede private-sector job creation; 
(2) discourage innovation and entrepreneurial 
activity; 
(3) hurt economic growth and investment; 
(4) harm the Nation’s global competitiveness; 
(5) limit access to credit and capital; 
(6) fail to utilize or apply accurate cost-benefit 
analyses; 
(7) create additional economic uncertainty; 
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(8) are promulgated in such a way as to limit 
transparency and the opportunity for public com-
ment, particularly by affected parties; 
(9) lack specific statutory authorization; 
(10) undermine labor-management relations; 
(11) result in large-scale unfunded mandates on 
employers without due cause; 
(12) impose undue paperwork and cost burdens 
on small businesses; or 
(13) prevent the United States from becoming 
less dependent on foreign energy sources. 
SEC. 3. COMMITTEES. 
The committees referred to in the first section of this 
resolution are as follows— 
(1) The Committee on Agriculture; 
(2) The Committee on Education and the Work-
force; 
(3) The Committee on Energy and Commerce; 
(4) The Committee on Financial Services; 
(5) The Committee on the Judiciary; 
(6) The Committee on Natural Resources; 
(7) The Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform; 
(8) The Committee on Small Business; 
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(9) The Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure; and 
(10) The Committee on Ways and Means. 
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House Calendar No. 6 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 72 
[Report No. 112–6] 
RESOLUTION 
Directing certain standing committees to inventory 
and review existing, pending, and proposed regu-
lations and orders from agencies of the Federal 
Government, particularly with respect to their ef-
fect on jobs and economic growth. 
FEBRUARY 8, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 
Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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