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H.R. 213: RARE Act of 2011

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H.R. 213: RARE Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending . 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

RARE Act of 2011

Plain summary

Regulation Audit Revive Economy Act of 2011 or the RARE Act of 2011 - Imposes a moratorium on federal agencies taking any regulatory rulemaking action beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act and ending on the later of 14 days after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a report on a review of rules, as defined by this Act, or 2 years after the enactment of this Act. Allows exceptions for rulemaking necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, or to establish or enforce statutory rights against discrimination.

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 5 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr213 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112