Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 - States that the purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations.
Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require a federal agency promulgating a rule to include in its report to Congress and to the Comptroller General (GAO) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule.
Requires a joint resolution of approval of major rules to be enacted before such rules may take effect. Provides that if a joint resolution of approval is not enacted by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, after the agency proposing the rule submits its report on such rule to Congress, the major rule shall be deemed not to be approved and shall not take effect. Permits a major rule to take effect for one 90-calendar day period without such approval if the President determines it is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement.
Sets forth the congressional approval procedure for major rules and the congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
Requires the introduction of a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as a major rule within three legislative days in the House of Representative and three session days in the Senate. Prohibits any amendments to such a joint resolution at any stage of the legislative process. Provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution of approval and requires a vote on such resolution in the Senate within 15 session days after it is reported by the committee to which it was referred, or after such committee has been discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
Allows a court to review whether an agency has completed the necessary requirements under this Act for a rule to take effect. Limits the effect of a joint resolution of approval of a major rule.
Prohibits an agency from allowing a major rule to take effect without the congressional review procedures set forth in this Act.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that any congressional approval procedure set forth in this Act affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with this Act.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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| 2013-09-09 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 183 (Roll no. 445). | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 229 (Roll no. 444). | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5359) | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuster motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with an amendment to add a section to the bill titled "Protecting Jobs, Economic Growth, and the Health and Safety of the American Public". | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | Ms. Kuster moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary. (consideration: CR H5358-5360; text: CR H5358) | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5358) | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 367. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postopned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5353-5360) | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 367 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | Mr. Goodlatte moved that the Committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment No. 12, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore amendment No. 12. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Webster amendment No. 11. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment No. 9. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 8. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 7. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nadler amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nadler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Nadler amendment No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Latham amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Johnson (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Latham amendment No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith(MO) amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Smith (MO) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Davis (IL) amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scalise amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scalise demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scalise amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting and continued with debate on H.R. 367. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 367. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 322 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | In each case the rule provides for one hour of debate on the bill and one motion to recommit for each bill. | House floor actions |
| 2013-08-01 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 322. (consideration: CR H5306-5309, H5309-5332; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5315-5317) | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-31 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 322 Reported to House. In each case the rule provides for one hour of debate on the bill and one motion to recommit for each bill. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-19 | Discharge | Committee on Budget discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-19 | Discharge | Committee on Rules discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-160, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2013-04-11 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 9. | House committee actions |
| 2013-04-11 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-03-20 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3 . | House committee actions |
| 2013-03-20 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-03-05 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-02-28 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House committee actions |
| 2013-01-23 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2013-01-23 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2013-01-23 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2013-01-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |