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Bill Requiring GAO Cost-Benefit Analysis Sent to Floor 06/30/2000
The House Government Reform Committee reported legislation (H.R. 4744) to the floor today that would require the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct cost-benefit analysis of agency rules. H.R. 4744 was introduced only three days prior to the markup as a compromise between Reps. Sue Kelly (R-NY) and David McIntosh (R-IN) -- who had introduced separate versions of the legislation (H.R. 3669) & (H.R. 3521) earlier in the year. Read More

Take 2: Another Bill Creating GAO Office to Analyze Rules 03/15/2000
On Feb. 16, Rep. Sue Kelly (R-NY) introduced the "Congressional Accountability for Regulatory Information Act" (H.R. 3669), which seeks to establish an office within GAO to review agency rulemakings at the request of Congress.

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Bill Text H.R. 3521 02/08/2000
Congressional Accountability for Regulatory Information Act of 2000 (Introduced in the House January 24, 2000)

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Bill Creates GAO Office to Analyze Agency Rules 02/08/2000
On Jan. 24, Rep. David McIntosh (R-IN) introduced the "Congressional Accountability for Regulatory Information Act" (H.R. 3521), which seeks to establish an office within GAO to review agency rulemakings at the request of Congress. A Senate version (S. 1198) has already been reported out of the Governmental Affairs Committee, and is awaiting floor action.

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Testimony on the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act 04/22/1999
Gary D. Bass, Ph.D. testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act and Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis today. Read More