Congressional Regulatory Review Procedure Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Congressional Regulatory Review Procedure Act - Requires each Federal agency to transmit to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives a copy of each rule upon its promulgation or repromulgation. States that a rule shall not become effective if: (1) both Houses of Congress adopt a concurrent resolution disapproving it within 90 days after it is promulgated; or (2) either House adopts such a resolution within 60 days after the rule is promulgated and the other House does not disapprove such resolution within an additional 30 days. Permits a rule to become effective: (1) 60 days after it is promulgated if no committee of either House has reported or been discharged from further consideration of such a resolution; or (2) not earlier than 90 days after its promulgation if such a resolution has been reported, discharged, or adopted within such 60 day period. Prohibits an agency from promulgating a rule which is identical to a disapproved rule. Authorizes either House of Congress to adopt a concurrent resolution directing agency reconsideration of a rule. States that if the other House does not disapprove such a resolution within 60 days, the rule shall lapse within 180 days after the resolution is adopted unless the agency repromulgates the rule in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Directs an agency to provide notice of a proceeding to consider repromulgation of a rule at least 60 days before it is repromulgated, and to hold a hearing for oral presentations as part of such proceeding. Sets forth House and Senate procedure for the consideration of resolutions of disapproval and resolutions for reconsideration. Establishes in the House and the Senate a Resolutions on Regulations Calendar to which any such resolution reported by a committee or from which the committee has been discharged shall be referred.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on October 1, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on October 1, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
KENNETH KRAMER (R-CO) introduced it on October 1, 1980, and 9 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 8 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 1, 1980, 16781 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16781 days ago, on October 1, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers