Gulf Deregulation Act

Bill: 109-hr-4631
Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2005-12-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Alabama
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional veto
Cost effectiveness
Deregulation
Disaster relief
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal advisory bodies
Finance and Financial Sector
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
House rules and procedure
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Law
Legislative resolutions
Local laws
Louisiana
Mississippi
Presidential appointments
Presidential commissions
Senate rules and procedure
State laws
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: 
Gulf Deregulation Act - Establishes the Gulf Deregulation Commission to: (1) identify federal, state, and local regulations that have the effect of impeding recovery and relief efforts in Hurrican Katrina or Hurricane Rita disaster areas; and (2) recommend the temporary suspension of a federal regulation, or part of one, for a maximum 18-month period if it impedes the reconstruction and recovery of any hurricane disaster area and imposes a restriction or mandate on public-sector, private-sector, or nonprofit activity.
 
Requires the President to suspend any federal regulation, as recommended by the Commission, unless Congress disapproves of such suspension.
 

 
Sets forth congressional procedures for consideration of a joint resolution disapproving the Commission's recommendations.
 
Allows reinstatement of a suspended regulation by its administering department or agency pursuant to a determination that the benefits of the reinstatement outweigh the costs. Subjects such determination to direction from or reversal by the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Introduced in House