House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer has announced a full committee markup scheduled for May 21. The session will address several legislative proposals aimed at reducing regulatory overreach by the administrative state. This move follows a 2024 report from the Committee, which highlighted $1.7 trillion in new federal regulatory costs imposed by the Biden-Harris Administration.
The proposed legislation includes H.R. 580, known as the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act, which seeks to amend existing law to require agencies to conduct comprehensive regulatory impact analyses for significant rules.
H.R. 3279, titled the Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act, aims to limit unfunded costs imposed by federal regulations through an annual budget set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Another proposal, H.R. 2409 or the Guidance Clarity Act, mandates that federal agencies clearly state that guidance documents do not carry legal force.
H.R. 2953 requires monthly updates from agencies on their regulatory plans, ensuring transparency in economic effects and scientific information related to new rules.
H.R. 67 focuses on modernizing retrospective reviews of existing regulations using technology for efficiency.
The Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act, H.R. 689, intends to streamline federal permitting processes by expanding ‘permits-by-rule.’
Additionally, H.R. 884 seeks to prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections in Washington D.C., while H.R. 2096 proposes amendments related to police discipline procedures within D.C.’s government personnel policies.
Other bills under consideration include measures addressing postal service ZIP code designations and esophageal cancer awareness among federal employees.
The markup is open to public attendance and will be livestreamed online at https://oversight.house.gov/.
