Coronavirus Regulatory Repeal Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6691 To establish Federal Regulatory Review Commissions, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 1, 2020 Mr. ROY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi- ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish Federal Regulatory Review Commissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coronavirus Regu- 4 latory Repeal Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OR MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS DUR- 6 ING THE EMERGENCY PERIOD. 7 Any regulation waived or modified during the emer- 8 gency period shall be repealed or modified, as applicable, 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6691.IH H6691 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6691 IH the day after the expiration of the emergency period and 1 thereafter, unless a Federal Regulatory Review Commis- 2 sion recommends the regulation should not be repealed or 3 modified, as applicable, and a law is enacted confirming 4 the recommendation. 5 SEC. 3. FEDERAL REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSIONS. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There are established Com- 7 missions to be known as the ‘‘Federal Regulatory Review 8 Commissions’’. 9 (b) MEMBERS.—Each Commission shall be composed 10 of members of the congressional committee of each juris- 11 diction and the head of each agency under the jurisdiction 12 of that committee (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘mem- 13 bers’’). 14 (c) INFORMATION.—Members may obtain informa- 15 tion from individuals with expertise in the operations and 16 regulations of government programs. 17 (d) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONS.— 18 (1) REVIEW OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.—Not 19 later than 2 months after the date of the enactment 20 of this Act, each Commission shall submit to the 21 Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 22 majority leader of the Senate an official rec- 23 ommendation, on the repeal or modification of each 24 regulation waived or modified during the emergency 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6691.IH H6691 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6691 IH period. Each regulation waived or modified during 1 the emergency period shall remain waived or modi- 2 fied, as applicable, during the review period by the 3 Commission. 4 (2) EXTENSION.—The deadline in paragraph 5 (1) may be extended for an additional month if the 6 Congress enacts legislation extending such deadline 7 by a vote of a majority of the House of Representa- 8 tives and the Senate. 9 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 10 (1) AGENCY REPORT ON REGULATIONS.—Not 11 later than 1 month after the date of the enactment 12 of this Act, the head of each agency shall submit to 13 each congressional committee of jurisdiction a report 14 that includes— 15 (A) an analysis of whether or not the agen- 16 cy can function without the regulation or with 17 the modified regulation, as applicable; and 18 (B) an analysis of whether the regulation 19 should be restored to its original state before 20 the emergency period or should remain repealed 21 or modified, as applicable. 22 (2) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REQUIRED.—The 23 head of an agency shall provide a public comment 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6691.IH H6691 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 6691 IH period before submitting a report pursuant to para- 1 graph (1). 2 (f) CONGRESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION.—Not later 3 than 1 month after receiving a report from the head of 4 each agency pursuant to subsection (e), each committee 5 shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representa- 6 tives and the majority leader of the Senate an official rec- 7 ommendation on whether or not the repealed or modified 8 regulation should be re-established. 9 (g) SUNSET OF COMMISSIONS.—The Commissions 10 established in this section shall terminate on the final day 11 of the final recommendation by each committee. 12 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 13 In this Act: 14 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 15 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 16 United States Code. 17 (2) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘emer- 18 gency period’’ means the duration of a public health 19 emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 20 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a re- 21 sult of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus 22 (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6691.IH H6691 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 6691 IH (3) REGULATION.—The term ‘‘regulation’’has 1 the meaning given the term ‘‘rule’’ under section 2 551 of title 5, United States Code. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6691.IH H6691 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS