H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016

Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016

H.R. 712 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
• Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
• Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016
• ALERT Act of 2016
• All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2016
• Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2016
• Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016
• Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016

Sponsor

Doug Collins

Co-Sponsors

• Brian Babin
• Andy Barr
• Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
• Steve Chabot
• Kevin Cramer
• Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
• Renee L. Ellmers
• Blake Farenthold
• Louie Gohmert
• Bob Goodlatte
• Paul A. Gosar
• Vicky Hartzler
• Tim Huelskamp
• Robert E. Latta
• Tom Marino
• Stevan Pearce
• David Rouzer
• Lamar Smith
• Chris Stewart
• Scott R. Tipton
• David A. Trott
• Ted S. Yoho

Subjects

• Government operations and politics
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
• Civil actions and liability
• Government information and archives
• Government liability
• Judicial procedure and administration
• Judicial review and appeals
• Legal fees and court costs

Related Bills

• S. 378 (114^th) : Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
• H.Res. 580 (114^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 712) to Impose Certain Limitations on Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements by Agencies That Require the Agencies to Take Regulatory Action in Accordance with the Terms Thereof, and for Other Purposes, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1155) to Provide for the Establishment of a Process for the Review of Rules and Sets of Rules, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 3547 (114^th) : ALERT Act of 2016

Major Actions

Introduced	2/04/2015
Referred to Committee
Amendments (7 proposed)
Passed House	1/07/2016

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 712	1/07/2016	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 175 voted YES 242 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 712	1/07/2016	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 174 voted YES 244 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 712	1/07/2016	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 235 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 712	1/07/2016	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 173 voted YES 241 voted NO 20 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015	1/07/2016	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 171 voted YES 244 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage: H R 712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015	1/07/2016	This bill PASSED the House 244 voted YES 173 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Marino amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	1/07/2016	by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Foxx amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	1/07/2016	by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Cummings amendment (A007) Failed by voice vote.	1/07/2016	by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/04/2015
		2/04/2015	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		2/04/2015	Introduced in House
		2/27/2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
		3/02/2015	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		3/23/2015	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Discharged.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/24/2015	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 11.
		3/24/2015	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		6/25/2015	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-184.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/25/2015	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 136.
		1/05/2016	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 580 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 712 and H.R. 1155.
		1/07/2016	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 580.
		1/07/2016	Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 712 and H.R. 1155.
		1/07/2016	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 580 and Rule XVIII.
		1/07/2016	The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		1/07/2016	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 712.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Marino Part A amendment No. 1.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) Part A amendment No. 2.
		1/07/2016	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 voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings Part A amendment No. 3.
		1/07/2016	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cummings amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cummings demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch Part A amendment No. 4.
		1/07/2016	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lynch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded a recorded voted and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx Part A amendment No. 5.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) Part A amendment No. 6.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cummings Part A amendment No. 7.
		1/07/2016	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		1/07/2016	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 712.
		1/07/2016	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		1/07/2016	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.
		1/07/2016	Ms. Kelly (IL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/07/2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kelly (IL) of motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure that the underlying bill would not apply to any rule that pertains to protecting Americans from gun violence, particularly in school zones or other vulnerable areas.
		1/07/2016	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		1/07/2016	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
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		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
		1/07/2016
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 712
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 712
currently selected	Vote	1/07/2016	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 712
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 712
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	1/07/2016	On Passage: H R 712 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Marino.
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Marino.
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On agreeing to the Marino amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Marino amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Cummings.
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Cummings.
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Lynch.
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Lynch.
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Foxx.
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Foxx.
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On agreeing to the Foxx amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Foxx amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA).
		1/07/2016	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Cummings.
		1/07/2016	House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Cummings.
select this vote	Vote	1/07/2016	On agreeing to the Cummings amendment (A007) Failed by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	House amendment not agreed to: On agreeing to the Cummings amendment (A007) Failed by voice vote.
		1/07/2016	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/07/2016	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/07/2016	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/07/2016	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/07/2016	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		1/07/2016	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		1/11/2016	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 888	Marino, Tom [R-PA10]	January 7, 2016	Passed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment includes a small number of revisions in the nature of technical and conforming changes to clarify provisions that state deadlines, reformat section nomenclature and headings, and improve typography or grammar. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 889	Johnson, Henry [D-GA4]	January 7, 2016	Failed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment sought to insert an exception for any rule, consent decree, or settlement agreement that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines would result in net job creation and whose benefits exceeds its costs. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 890	Cummings, Elijah [D-MD7]	January 7, 2016	Failed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment sought to strike the 6 month moratorium on rules imposed by the bill. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 891	Lynch, Stephen [D-MA8]	January 7, 2016	Failed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment sought to amend title II by requiring Federal agencies to provide an estimate of the benefits of proposed regulations and by requiring the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to include the total benefits of proposed and final agency rules in the annual cumulative assessment of agency rule making required by the bill. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 892	Foxx, Virginia [R-NC5]	January 7, 2016	Passed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment requires agencies and OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to report the cost of unfunded mandates imposed through the regulatory process. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 893	Johnson, Henry [D-GA4]	January 7, 2016	Failed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment sought to clarify that rule exceptions should take effect in the event that there is a threat to health or safety or other emergency and not only when such threat is imminent. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 894	Cummings, Elijah [D-MD7]	January 7, 2016	Failed by voice vote on January 7, 2016.
	Amendment sought to exempt independent establishments from the requirements of Title II of the bill. Show amendment details