End Executive Overreach Act

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.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4956 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4956

  To provide that no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to 
 implement certain Executive orders, to suspend rule making authority, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2016

Mr. Tom Price of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Babin, Mr. Barr, 
  Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brat, Mr. 
  Buck, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
 Collins of New York, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Culberson, 
   Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
    Fleischmann, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
Gohmert, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. 
   Guinta, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Holding, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
 Huelskamp, Mr. Hultgren, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. King of Iowa, 
  Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lance, Mr. Long, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. 
 Luetkemeyer, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
 Palmer, Mr. Perry, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
Ross, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
  Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. 
 Smith of Texas, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Tipton, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
  Weber of Texas, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
Wittman, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Black, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Schweikert, 
 Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. DeSantis) 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 that no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to 
 implement certain Executive orders, to suspend rule making authority, 
                        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 ``End Executive Overreach Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE 
              ORDERS.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on 
January 21, 2017, no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to 
implement an Executive order which is issued on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF RULE MAKING AUTHORITY.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on 
January 21, 2017, no agency may engage in rule making relating to, or 
finalize a rule that is--
            (1) a major rule;
            (2) 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 (58 Fed. Reg. 
        190); or
            (3) a rule that may create a serious inconsistency or 
        otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another 
        agency.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``major rule'' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 804 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``rule making'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
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