RED TAPE Act
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 by Sen. Joni Ernst
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
Regulations Evaluated to Determine The Anticipated Price and Effect Act or the RED TAPE Act
This bill prohibits federal agencies from considering any nonmonetized or unquantified factor when conducting a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis for any proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule.
Each agency must publish each regulatory impact analysis and benefit-cost analysis conducted by the agency with respect to a proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule.
Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget may not (1) authorize or endorse an agency's use of any nonmonetized or unquantified factor when conducting a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis on any proposed rule, final rule, or interim final rule; or (2) consider any nonmonetized or unquantified factor presented in a regulatory impact analysis or benefit-cost analysis of another agency.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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