CD121: Legislative Sabotage

Stop the laws! In this episode, learn the details of three bills that passed the House of Representatives in January which would make enforcing laws more difficult for Federal agencies. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bills Highlighted in This Episode : Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2016 (SCRUB Act)" Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission a new five-year commission that will review government rules to determine which ones should be eliminated "to reduce the costs of regulation to the economy." The Chairman will be appointed by the President and must have "experience in rulemaking". The other eight members will come from lists created by the majority and minority leaders in Congress of "individuals learned in rulemaking". The commission will have and "the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence may be required from any place within the United Stats at any designated place of hearing within the United States." The bill appropriates which are available until expended. The commission members , and will be given travel expenses including a per deim. The commission will , who will . The commission , and may "to the extent funds are available" The commission will review the Code of Federal Regulations to find rules . Priority will be given to "major rules" which have been in effect more than 15 years, impose paperwork burdens" which could be reduced without "significantly diminishing" regulatory effectiveness. Goal is to reduce the cost of Federal regulations by 15% with a "minimal reduction" in the effectiveness of the regulations. Whether the rule achieved its purpose and could be repealed without recurrence of adverse effects If technology, time, economic conditions, market practices, or "other relevant factors" have rendered the . If the rule is If the rule has "excessive compliance costs" or "is otherwise excessively burdensome", as rules that give goals instead of orders and "give economic incentives to encourage desired behavior" If the rule "" If the rule of entities based in the United States Repeal procedure If Congress passes a joint resolution approving the Commission's repeal suggestions, the Federal agencies will have to repeal the rules of the joint resolution's enactment. Repealed rules without a new law enacted All records of public meetings and hearings within 1 week, Regulatory Cut-Go recommended by Commission so that costs of enforcement offset each other, but the agency must have a net reduction in costs Vote Passed the House of Representatives There is an identical bill in the Senate: President Obama issued a Author of Missouri's 8th district : Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 712 is a combination of three bills: The Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act, and the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act. Title 1: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Any agency that is challenged by a private company on a regulation must within 15 days. The until after the complaint is published online and there is a public comment period. The agency much have a public comment period before settling cases and . A court that doesn't "allow sufficient time and incorporate adequate procedures" for the agency to comply with all administrative rule making procedures and any Executive order that governs rulemaking. Title II: All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act Makes every Federal agency ) on the status of every rule they are working on. ) until they have been published on the Internet for at least 6 months. Exemption for national security, emergencies, or implementing international trade agreements. Requires the first report to include cost-benefit analysis for all proposed or final rules for the ) before the enactment of this law. The agencies will have . Title III: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Requires agencies to on the Internet, capped at 100 words. Vote Passed the House of Representatives Five members of the House of Representatives and voted "Aye" on H.R. 712 of Texas's 26th district of New Jersey's 11th district of Ohio's 7th district of Florida's 17th district of Texas's 10th district There is an identical bill in the Senate: Author of Georgia's 9th district of Iowa wrote the Senate version : Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (STREAM Act) Publication of Science Used to Create Rules The Secretary of the Interior would have to all the scientific data, environmental analysis, economic assessments, policies or guidances used in developing a new rule 90 days before before the new rule or draft of a rule is published. If the research is not published on the Internet 90 days before a rule or draft's publication, the . If the publication of research data is delayed by 6 months, the Secretary unless that would cause . Study Which Delays Regulations A on the regulatory effectiveness of the Stream Buffer Rule must be completed . The Secretary of the Interior related to the stream buffer zone rule until one year after the study is submitted. Vote Passed the House of Representatives Author of West Virginia's 2nd district His third largest contributor is Congressional Budget Office Reports , May 8, 2015. , April 16, 2015. , September 23, 2015. Sound Clip Sources Hearing: , House Judiciary Committee, March 24, 2015. Television show: , CBS, March 6, 2016. Additional Reading Article: by Charles Clark, Government Executive, January 8, 2016. Article: by Mason Adams, Grist, April 3, 2015. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) Cover Art Design by