H.R. 1167: To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-03-08 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-03-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules.

Plain summary

Amends the Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 to continue for an additional three-year period the pilot project that permits a chairman or ranking member of a committee of jurisdiction of either House of Congress to request the Comptroller General to review an economically significant rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or that will adversely affect in a material way the economy (or a sector), productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities. Authorizes appropriations to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to carry out the Act for FY2007-FY2009.

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Official text

To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1167, A bill to amend the Truth in Regulating Act to authorize an additional period of three years for the pilot project for the report on rules (2006-06-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1167, A bill to amend the Truth in Regulating Act to authorize an additional period of three years for the pilot project for the report on rules (2006-06-20)

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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr1167.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr1167 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109