Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-288
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-02-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S659)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretative rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretative rule is distinguished from an "interpretative rule" if it has been in effect for at least one&nbsp;year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretative rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 288 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Blunt , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require notice and comment for certain interpretative rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 . 2. Requiring notice and comment for certain interpretative rules Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 551— (A) in paragraph (13), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (15) longstanding interpretative rule means an interpretative rule that has been in effect for not less than 1 year; and (16) revise means, with respect to an interpretative rule, altering or otherwise changing any provision of a longstanding interpretative rule that conflicts, or is in any way inconsistent with, any provision in a subsequently promulgated interpretative rule. ; and (2) in section 553— (A) in subsection (b)(A), by striking interpretative rules and inserting an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency ; and (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking interpretative rules and inserting an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency, .