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Appendix B

REGULATORY REFORM LEGISLATION CHART

Regulatory Reform Legislation in the First Session of the 106th Congress
Bill NameHouse
Committee		House floorSenate CommitteeSenate
Floor		Conference Presidential Action
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999/2000
H.R. 3311/ S. 746		H.R. 3311 referred to Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
11/19/99
S. 746 approved by the Committee on Governmental Affairs
5/20/99		S. 746 placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
7/20/99

Regulatory Right-To-Know Act of 1999
H.R. 1074/ S. 59
H.R. 1074 approved by the Committee on Governmental Reform
(as amended)
6/7/99
H.Rept. 106-168 		H.R. 1074 passed as Amended
7/26/99
(254-157)		H.R. 1074 referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
7/27/99
Hearings held on S. 59 by Committee on Governmental Affairs
4/22/99


Mandates Information Act of 1999
H.R. 350/ S. 427		H.R. 350 approved by the Rules Committee 2/2/99
H.R. 350 passed
2/10/99
(274-149)		S. 427 referred to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs
2/12/99		H.R 350 placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
3/3/99

Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act
H.R. 391/ S. 1378 		H.R. 391approved by the Committee on Government Reform
(voice vote)
2/5/99		H.R. 391 passed
2/11/99
(274-151)		Hearings held on H.R. 391, S. 1378
Committee on Governmental Affairs
10/19/99


Federalism Accountability Act of 1999
H.R. 2245/ S. 1214		H.R. 2245 referred to Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law 7/13/99

S. 1214 approved by the Committee on Governmental Affairs
(as amended)
8/3/99		S. 1214 placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
10/18/99

Congressional Accountability for Regulatory Information Act of 1999/ 2000
H.R. 3521/ S. 1198		H.R. 3521 referred to Committee on Government Reform
1/24/2000
S. 1198 approved by Committee on Governmental Affairs as amended
11/3/99		S. 1198 placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
12/7/99

Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999
H.R. 881		Forwarded by Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law to Full Committee
9/29/99
(voice vote)




Federal Agency Compliance Act
H.R. 1924

Hearings held by Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
10/27/99




"to require expedited review procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a grant program….."
H.R. 2376		Approved by Subcommittee on Govt Management, Information, and Technology
11/15/99
(voice vote)




Small Business Liability Act
H.R. 2366/ S. 1185		H.R. 2366 approved by Committee on Judiciary
2/1/2000
Referred to Committee on Commerce
2/7/2000		H.R. 2366 passed on 2/16/2000
(221-193)		S. 1185 referred to Committee on Judiciary
5/27/99


Prepared by the Natural Resource Defense Council, February 2000

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