H.R. 6512: Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008

Plain summary

Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008 - Requires each federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan for the periodic review of its major rules. Requires review of all existing major rules within five years and of all new rules within five years after their publication as a final rule. Directs an agency to consider: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of public complaints or comments concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other federal, state, and local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. Requires the review to include a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, including an identification and consideration of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives. Requires each agency, annually, to publish a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed and which are to be included in an accounting statement and associated report to be submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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Official text

Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · 4 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6512.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6512 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110