H.R. 185 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015

Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015

H.R. 185 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. (by CRS)

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Title

To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.

Other Titles

• Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
• Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
• Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015

Sponsor

Bob Goodlatte

Co-Sponsors

• Doug Collins
• Kevin Cramer
• Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
• John Abney Culberson
• Rodney Davis
• Tom Emmer
• J. Randy Forbes
• Trent Franks
• George Holding
• Randy Hultgren
• John Kline
• Tom Marino
• Kristi L. Noem
• Stevan Pearce
• Collin C. Peterson
• Tom Rice
• David Rouzer
• Pete Sessions
• Jason Smith
• Lamar Smith
• David A. Trott

Subjects

• Government operations and politics
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Economic performance and conditions
• Evidence and witnesses
• Government information and archives
• Judicial review and appeals
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Related Bills

• H.Res. 27 (114^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 37) to Make Technical Corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to Enhance the Ability of Small and Emerging Growth Companies to Access Capital Through Public and Private Markets, to Reduce Regulatory Burdens, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 185) to Reform the Process by Which Federal Agencies Analyze and Formulate New Regulations and Guidance Documents; and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 240) Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2015, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/07/2015
Referred to Committee
Amendments (4 proposed)
Passed House	1/13/2015

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 185	1/13/2015	This motion PASSED the House 254 voted YES 168 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 185	1/13/2015	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 247 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 185	1/13/2015	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 176 voted YES 249 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 185	1/13/2015	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 248 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 185 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.	1/13/2015	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 245 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage: H R 185 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.	1/13/2015	This bill PASSED the House 250 voted YES 175 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/07/2015
		1/07/2015	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/07/2015	Introduced in House
		1/12/2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
		1/12/2015	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 27 Reported to House. All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order. in Part B of the report shall be in order.
		1/13/2015	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 27.
		1/13/2015	All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered orderedwithout intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order.
		1/13/2015	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 27 and Rule XVIII.
		1/13/2015	The Speaker designated the Honorable Lynn A. Westmoreland to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		1/13/2015	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 185.
		1/13/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley Part A amendment No. 1.
		1/13/2015	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McKinley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKinely demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/13/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) Part A amendment No. 2.
		1/13/2015	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment, 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 adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/13/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee Part A amendment No. 3.
		1/13/2015	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/13/2015	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly Part A amendment No. 4.
		1/13/2015	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment, the Chair put t he question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/13/2015	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 postponed.
		1/13/2015	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 185.
		1/13/2015	The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		1/13/2015	Miss Rice (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/13/2015	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section to the bill prohibiting the application of any rules or guidance by the Act or amendments that prevent terrorism and crime; protect wages of workers; save tax dollars; provide assistance to small business; or prevent discrimination.
		1/13/2015	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		1/13/2015	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		1/13/2015
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered
		1/13/2015
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered
		1/13/2015
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered
		1/13/2015
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered
currently selected	Vote	1/13/2015	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 185
select this vote	Vote	1/13/2015	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 185
select this vote	Vote	1/13/2015	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 185
select this vote	Vote	1/13/2015	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 185
select this vote	Vote	1/13/2015	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 185 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	1/13/2015	On Passage: H R 185 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents.
		1/13/2015	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McKinley.
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McKinley.
		1/13/2015	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/13/2015	Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee.
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee.
		1/13/2015	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Connolly.
		1/13/2015	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Connolly.
		1/13/2015	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/13/2015	Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
		1/13/2015	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/13/2015	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/13/2015	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/13/2015	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/13/2015	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/13/2015	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/16/2015	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
	H. Amdt. 2	McKinley, David [R-WV1]	January 13, 2015	Passed by voice vote on January 13, 2015.
	Amendment ensures that the Agencies, when developing regulations, must take into consideration and account for, low-income populations. Amendment also provides that no particular class or race is excluded when it comes to looking at costs and benefits of the regulation. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 3	Johnson, Henry [D-GA4]	January 13, 2015	Failed by voice vote on January 13, 2015.
	Amendment sought to exempt from the bill all rules or guidance that the Director of OMB determines would result in net job creation. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 4	Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	January 13, 2015	Failed by voice vote on January 13, 2015.
	Amendment sought to exempt from the bill all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 5	Connolly, Gerald [D-VA11]	January 13, 2015	Failed by voice vote on January 13, 2015.
	Amendment sought to exempt from the bill any rule or guidance pertaining to public health or safety. Show amendment details