Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

Bill: 110-hr-5593
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2008-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congressional Record
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Government Operations and Politics
Law

Summary:
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: 
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act - Eliminates a requirement that federal agencies must submit specified information about a rule to both Houses of Congress before such rule can take effect (thus requiring that the information be submitted to only the Comptroller General).

Requires the Comptroller General to submit to each House a weekly report containing a list of the rules received, including a notation identifying each major rule. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to publish such report in the Congressional Record.

action_date: 2008-06-09
text: 
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act - Repeals the requirement that federal agencies must submit rules (and related reports) that are published in the Federal Register to both Houses of Congress before such rules can take effect (thus making the Comptroller General the sole recipient of such rules).

Requires the Comptroller General to submit to each House of Congress a weekly report containing a list of the rules received by the Comptroller General, including a notation indicating whether or not a rule is a major rule. 

Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate to publish in the Congressional Record each report received from the Comptroller General and a statement of referral to the committee or committees responsible for the review of the rules in each such report. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5064)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5593.
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5064-5065)
action_date: 2008-06-09
text: Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-700.
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-700.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-04-24
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E348)
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Introduced in House