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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7768
To require that independent agencies comply with all requirements of
rulemaking, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2020
Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. ROY, Mr. CLINE, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. SMITH
of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees
on the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require that independent agencies comply with all
requirements of rulemaking, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom from Regula-
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tions Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH GOV-
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ERNMENT-WIDE RULES ON AGENCY ACTION.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an inde-
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pendent agency (as such term is defined in section
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3502(5) of title 44, United States Code, but in any event
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not including the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
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serve System) shall comply with any provision of law appli-
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cable to the agency action of any other agency, including
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the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5,
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United States Code, chapter 6 of title 5, United States
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Code, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the
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Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction
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Act of 1996, and section 515 of the Consolidated Appro-
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priations Act, 2001.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
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Terms used in this Act have the meanings given such
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terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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