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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1927
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 4, 2015
Mr. Coats (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015
or the REVIEW Act of 2015
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Relief pending review
Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking When
and inserting the following:
In general
When
; and
by adding at the end the following:
High-Impact rules
Definitions
In this subsection—
the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget; and
the term high-impact rule means any rule that the Administrator determines may impose an annual cost on the economy of not less than $1,000,000,000.
Relief
In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency pending judicial review.
Failure to timely seek judicial review
Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the high-impact rule is published.
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