HR-6691 : Still Just a Bill


Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

This bill repeals or modifies any agency rule that is temporarily waived or modified during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, subject to a review process.

The bill specifies procedures for Congress and the heads of agencies to analyze, review, and recommend whether the waiver or modification of a rule should continue and such waiver or modification expires only if a law is enacted in accordance with a recommendation that the rule be reinstated when the emergency period ends.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-05-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
2020-05-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
2020-05-01IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional operations and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
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