Accountability in Regulatory Rulemaking Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Accountability in Regulatory Rulemaking Act of 1979 - Authorizes the President to issue an Executive order directing any Federal agency, with specified exceptions, to consider, reconsider, or make a decision concerning the adoption of a rule if the President determines that such rule: (1) is important to the national interest; or (2) adversely affects a statutory goal which is at least equal to the goal of such rule. Allows the President to order the agency to reopen the record on such rule. Authorizes the President, after an agency has responded to an Executive order to act on a rule, to issue an Executive order modifying or reversing the rule. Stipulates that the President must comply with regulations governing rulemaking procedures of an agency when acting on a rule of such agency. States that the Executive orders issued under this Act are not subject to review in any court. Requires the President to: (1) publish a notice of such a proposed Executive order in the Federal Register for public comment; and (2) establish a docket file for each rule affected by such an Executive order. Directs the President to transmit a copy of such an Executive order to each House of Congress. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for consideration of a resolution to veto such an Executive order. Declares that a rule adopted by an agency pursuant to such an Executive order shall be subject to judicial review. Terminates the authority granted to the President by this Act four years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on July 19, 1979. 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 July 19, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
WILLIAM ROTH (R-DE) introduced it on July 19, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
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 July 19, 1979, 17220 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17220 days ago, on July 19, 1979.
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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers