[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4263 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4263
To require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking
for major rules.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 2, 2024
Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking
for major rules.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Participation in Regulations
Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING.
Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 551--
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) `major rule' means any rule that the Administrator
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines
is likely to impose--
``(A) an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more;
``(B) a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State,
local, or Tribal government agencies, or geographic
regions; or
``(C) significant effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation,
health, safety, the environment, or the ability of
United States-based enterprises to compete with
foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export
markets; and
``(16) `Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs' means
the office established under section 3503 of title 44 and any
successor to that office.''; and
(2) in section 553, by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Major Rules.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not
later than 90 days before the date on which an agency publishes
a notice of proposed rule making for a major rule in the
Federal Register, the agency shall publish an advance notice of
proposed rule making for the major rule in the Federal
Register.
``(2) Requirements.--An advance notice of proposed rule
making published under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) include a written statement identifying, at a
minimum--
``(i) the nature and significance of the
problem the agency may address with a major
rule, including any data or categories of data
that the agency has identified as relevant or
that the agency intends to consult for the
proposed major rule;
``(ii) a general description of regulatory
alternatives under consideration; and
``(iii) the legal authority under which a
major rule may be proposed;
``(B) solicit written data, views, and argument
from interested persons concerning the information and
issues identified in the advance notice; and
``(C) provide for a period of not less than 30 days
for interested persons to submit such written data,
views, or argument to the agency.
``(3) Exceptions.--This subsection shall not apply to a
major rule if--
``(A) the agency proposing the major rule is not
required to publish a notice of proposed rule making in
the Federal Register for the major rule under
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b);
``(B) the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs determines that
complying with the requirements described in this
subsection--
``(i) would not serve the public interest;
``(ii) would be duplicative of processes as
rigorous and effective as those prescribed in
paragraph (2) and would be unnecessary to
ensure meaningful public participation; or
``(iii) would not be practicable due to a
statutory or court-imposed deadline; or
``(C) the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs determines that the
major rule falls within a category of major rules that
are routine or periodic in nature.
``(4) Judicial review.--
``(A) In general.--A determination made by the
Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs in accordance with subparagraph (B)
or (C) of paragraph (3) shall not be subject to
judicial review.
``(B) Arbitrary and capricious.--Any difference
between policies set forth in the written statement of
an agency under paragraph (2)(A) and the notice of
proposed rule making shall not be reviewable under
section 706(2)(A).''.
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