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H.R. 2247: Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

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H.R. 2247: Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 343 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2247 (2009-06-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

Plain summary

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act - Eliminates a requirement that federal agencies must submit specified information about a rule to both Houses of Congress before such rule can take effect (thus requiring that the information be submitted to only the Comptroller General). Requires the Comptroller General to submit to each House a weekly report containing a list of the rules received, including a notation identifying each major rule. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to publish such report in the Congressional Record.

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Official text

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Act Improvement Act (2009-05-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2247, Congressional Review Act Improvement Act (2009-05-26)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
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

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2247 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111