Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011 - Prohibits a federal agency from issuing a covered regulation for the period beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act and ending January 20, 2013. Defines a "covered regulation" as a final regulation that did not take effect before September 1, 2011, that directly or indirectly increases costs on businesses in a manner that will have an adverse effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the economy, and that is likely to: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (3) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action by another agency; (4) materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or (5) raise novel legal or policy issues.
Allows agency heads to exempt covered regulations that: (1) are necessary due to an imminent threat to human health or safety or any other emergency; (2) are necessary to enforce criminal laws, (3) foster private sector job creation; (4) encourage economic growth; (5) reduce regulatory burdens; (6) pertain to a military or foreign affairs function; or (7) are limited to interpreting, implementing, or administering the Internal Revenue Code.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3194 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3194
To provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 13, 2011
Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To provide for a moratorium on certain regulations, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS.
Except as provided in section 3, an agency may not issue a covered
regulation until the end of the moratorium period.
SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 2 shall not apply to a covered regulation
if the head of the agency--
(1) makes a specific finding that the covered regulation--
(A) is necessary due to an imminent threat to human
health or safety, or any other emergency;
(B) is necessary for the enforcement of a criminal
law;
(C) has as its principal effect--
(i) fostering private sector job creation
and the enhancement of the competitiveness of
workers in the United States;
(ii) encouraging economic growth; or
(iii) repealing, narrowing, or streamlining
a rule, regulation, or administrative process,
or otherwise reducing regulatory burdens;
(D) pertains to a military or foreign affairs
function of the United States; or
(E) is limited to interpreting, implementing, or
administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) submits the finding to Congress and publishes the
finding in the Federal Register.
(b) Review.--Not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of
this Act each agency shall submit any covered regulation that the head
of the agency determines is exempt under this section to the Office of
Management and Budget and Congress.
(c) Nondelegable Authority.--The head of an agency may not delegate
the authority provided under this section to exempt the application of
any provision of this Act.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that
term under section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code.
(2) Covered regulation.--The term ``covered regulation''
means a final regulation that--
(A) directly or indirectly increases costs on
businesses in a manner which will have an adverse
effect on job creation, job retention, productivity,
competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the
economy;
(B) is likely to--
(i) have an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more;
(ii) adversely affect in a material way the
economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities;
(iii) create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with an action taken or
planned by another agency;
(iv) materially alter the budgetary impact
of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
programs or the rights and obligations of
recipients thereof; or
(v) raise novel legal or policy issues; and
(C) did not take effect before September 1, 2011.
(3) Moratorium period.--The term ``moratorium period''
means the period of time--
(A) beginning 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) ending January 20, 2013.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending .
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