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Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 8/1/2007--Introduced.
Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act - Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to:
(1) require each agency, before adopting a rule, to determine whether compliance with the rule will result in a specified economic impact; and
( prohibit an agency from enforcing a rule it determines will result in such impact until its requirements are enacted into law.
Requires each agency:
(1) annually, to determine whether its rules have resulted in a specified economic impact in the preceding year; and
(2) not later than 365 days after making such determination, to no longer enforce such a rule until its requirements are enacted into law.
Defines "specified economic impact" as:
(1) costs to any individual of $5,000 or more in a year;
(2) costs to any partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization of $25,000 or more in a year;
(3) costs to all persons (not including the federal government or a state government) in the aggregate of $250,000 or more in a year; or
(4) the loss by one or more U.S. citizens of existing employment in a year.
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| August 01, 2007 |
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December 23, 2008 Hatemail: Mycute petpics has sent you a shout on Digg
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December 20, 2008 Why are so many liberals threatened by Fox News? ? - Politics ...
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December 20, 2008 Twitter â Peach Pundit
8/1 - Introduced H.R.3302 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, ...
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