SCRUB Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4874
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2014-06-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: 
Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 or the SCRUB Act of 2014 - Establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to identify, using specified criteria, rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation to the economy, giving priority to major rules that: (1) have been in effect more than 15 years, (2) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory effectiveness, (3) impose disproportionately high costs on small business entities, and (4) could be strengthened in their effectiveness while reducing regulatory costs. 
 
Requires a federal agency that makes a new rule to: (1) repeal rules identified by the Commission to offset the cost to the economy of such new rule (cut-go procedures), and (2) include in the final issuance of such rule a plan for reviewing the rule not later than 10 years after it is promulgated. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and certify the accuracy of agency determinations of the cost of new rules.
 
Makes agency compliance with the requirements of this Act subject to judicial review.

action_date: 2014-12-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 or the SCRUB Act of 2014 - 
Title I: Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission
 - Establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to identify, using specified criteria, rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation to the economy, giving priority to major rules that: (1) have been in effect more than 15 years, (2) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory effectiveness, (3) impose disproportionately high costs on small business entities, and (4) could be strengthened in their effectiveness while reducing regulatory costs. 
 

Title II: Regulatory Cut-go 
- Requires a federal agency that makes a new rule to repeal rules identified by the Commission to offset the cost to the economy of such new rule (cut-go procedures). Requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and certify the accuracy of agency determinations of the cost of new rules.
 

Title III: Retrospective Review of New Rules
 - Requires a federal agency that makes a new rule to include in the final issuance of such rule a plan for reviewing the rule not later than 10 years after it is promulgated. 
 

Title IV: Judicial Review
 - Makes agency compliance with the requirements of this Act subject to judicial review.
 

Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions
 - Defines terms used in this Act and makes it effective upon enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-675, Part I.
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-675, Part I.
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Discharged.
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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: 2014-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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: 2014-06-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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: 2014-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-17
text: Introduced in House