Amendments to H.R. 277 – Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023; Amendments to H.R. 1640 – Save Our Gas Stoves Act
H.R. 277
Boebert (R-CO) – Amendment No. 1 – Revises the Comptroller General’s Congressional Review Report to include an estimate of the effect on inflation – PASSED BY VOICE
Boebert (R-CO) – Amendment No. 2 – Requires the Comptroller General to publish the GAO Study of Rules on its website – PASSED BY VOICE
Boebert (R-CO) – Amendment No. 3 – Requires the Comptroller General’s Congressional Review Report to also be made available to the Congressional committees of jurisdiction – PASSED BY VOICE
Biggs (R-AZ) – Amendment No. 4 – Lowers the threshold for designation as a “major rule” to $50 million – VOTE REQUESTED
Hageman (R-WY) (on behalf of Cloud (R-TX)) – Amendment No. 5 – Closes a loophole created by Biden’s EO on Modernizing Regulatory Review by clarifying that Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs must issue a finding for each rule determining whether the rule has a significant economic impact – PASSED BY VOICE
Good (R-VA) (on behalf of Clyde (R-GA)) – Amendment No. 6 – Directs the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, to make a determination on whether an agency action qualifies as a major rule under the definition of this act, if requested in writing by a member of Congress. Codifies in statute existing procedures for the Comptroller General to make a determination on whether an agency action qualifies as a rule under the definition of this act, if requested in writing by a member of Congress – PASSED BY VOICE
Gonzales, Tony (R-TX) – Amendment No. 7 – Requires any executive agency to submit a constitutional authority statement with any proposed rule – PASSED BY VOICE
Good (R-VA) – Amendment No. 8 – Creates a process for Congress to review all rules currently in effect over a 5 year period – PASSED BY VOICE
Good (R-VA) – Amendment No. 9 – Expands the definition of “major rule” to include any rule likely to result in increased access to abortion, abortion-related services, or abortion-related travel – VOTE REQUESTED
Green, Al (D-TX) – Amendment No. 10 – Delays implementation of the legislation by 1 year and requires a study be conducted in that time by the GAO on the effects of implementation – VOTE REQUESTED
Green, Al (D-TX) – Amendment No. 11 – Creates a rapid-review requirement which would allow executive branch rules to go into effect if Congress does not pass a joint resolution within 70 legislative days – VOTE REQUESTED
Houlahan (D-PA) – Amendment No. 12 – Requires Congress to approve by vote any regulation with an economic impact over $1 billion instead of $100 million – VOTE REQUESTED
Joyce (R-OH) – Amendment No. 13 – Amends the definition of ‘rule’ to include interpretative rules, general statements of policy, and all other agency guidance documents – PASSED BY VOICE
Roy (R-TX) – Amendment No. 14 – Expands the definition of “major rule” to include any rule that references one of President Biden’s major diversity, equity, and inclusion executive orders – VOTE REQUESTED
Roy (R-TX) – Amendment No. 15 – Expands the definition of “major rule” to include any rule likely to result in an increase in mandatory vaccinations – VOTE REQUESTED
H.R. 1640
Huizenga (R-MI) – Amendment No. 1 – Requires the Secretary of Energy to disclose stakeholder meetings with entities that have ties to China, produced studies regarding or advocated for policy that limit, restrict, or ban the use of any type of energy, and have applied for or received Federal funds – PASSED BY VOICE
McGovern (D-MA) – Amendment No. 2 – Prohibits Section 3 of the bill from taking effect unless and until the Secretary of Energy certifies that the provisions of the section would not adversely affect the energy security of the United States – VOTE REQUESTED
Pallone (D-NJ) – Amendment No. 3 – Strikes provisions in the bill that would significantly limit future DOE rulemaking authority – VOTE REQUESTED