H.R. 4956: End Executive Overreach Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

End Executive Overreach Act

Plain summary

End Executive Overreach Act This bill prohibits, until January 21, 2017, the use of federal funds, fees, or resources to implement an executive order issued on or after the enactment of this bill. The bill prohibits any agency, until such date, from making or finalizing: a major rule (a rule that is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more); a rule that may raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in Executive Order 12866 (which requires that significant regulatory actions be submitted for review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget); or a rule that may create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency.

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Official text

End Executive Overreach Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] · 106 cosponsors

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Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 46 more.

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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-114hr4956.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4956 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114