Congressional Regulatory Review Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Congressional Regulatory Review Act of 1979 - Requires each Federal agency to prepare for each rule it issues a statement of evaluation which: (1) describes the need and statutory authority for the rule; (2) provides an estimate of the number of individuals and businesses the rule will affect; and (3) describes the economic impact and paperwork impact of the rule. Directs the agency to publish a summary of such statement with the general notice of a proposed rule or within 90 days of the general notice of a proposed rule which the agency certifies to be an emergency rule or a rule with short-term judicial or statutory guidelines. Directs each agency to prepare and make available to the public a revised statement of evaluation which: (1) reflects any modifications of the proposed rule that are incorporated in the final rule; and (2) describes significant public comments on the proposed rule and the reasons the agency did not incorporate certain comments in the final rule. Requires each agency to submit to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives the text and statement of evaluation of each final rule. States that a rule shall not become effective if: (1) a committee of either House reports a resolution disapproving the rule within 60 days after receiving it; and (2) either House adopts the resolution within 60 days after it is reported. Declares that an emergency rule may take effect immediately but shall lapse if a resolution disapproving it is adopted. Prohibits an agency from promulgating a rule which is substantially identical to a disapproved rule. Requires an agency to reconsider an existing rule if either House of Congress adopts a resolution for reconsideration of such rule. Declares that such rule shall lapse unless the agency repromulgates a substantially identical rule within 60 days. Requires any repromulgated rule which is not substantially identical to the reconsidered rule to be treated as a proposed rule under this Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. Sets forth the House and Senate procedure for the consideration of resolutions of disapproval and resolutions for reconsideration.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on November 26, 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 November 26, 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?
DAVID BOREN (D-OK) introduced it on November 26, 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 November 26, 1979, 17090 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17090 days ago, on November 26, 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