To ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
Regulatory Transition Act of 1995 - Establishes a moratorium on Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, with certain emergency exceptions for designated imminent threats to health or safety, actions necessary for enforcement of criminal laws, and actions to establish or enforce specified civil rights.
(Sec. 3) Extends such moratorium from November 20, 1994, until the earlier of December 31, 1995, or the first date on which there have been enacted one or more laws that: (1) require the Federal rulemaking process to include cost-benefit analysis (including analysis of costs resulting from the loss of property rights); and (2) for those Federal regulations subject to risk analysis and risk assessment, require that they undergo standardized risk analysis and risk assessment using the best scientific and economic procedures.
Sets a special moratorium period for regulatory rulemaking action with respect to determining an endangered species or a threatened species, or designating a critical habitat, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Extends such moratorium from November 20, 1994, through the earlier of December 31, 1996, or the first date on which there has been enacted (after enactment of this Act) a law authorizing appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Suspends (subject to emergency, criminal law enforcement, and civil rights exceptions), starting 30 days after enactment of this Act, until the end of the moratorium period, the effectiveness of any regulatory rulemaking action taken or made effective during the moratorium period but before enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 4) Extends for five months or until the end of the moratorium period, whichever is later, any statutory, regulatory, or judicial deadline for, relating to, or involving any action dependent upon, any regulatory rulemaking actions authorized or required to be taken before the end of the moratorium period.
Requires the President to inventory and publish in the Federal Register a list of all covered regulatory rulemaking actions taken or made effective, and any statutory, regulatory, and judicial deadlines falling, during the moratorium period but before the date of enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 6) Excludes from the meaning of rule (and so exempt from this moratorium): (1) the approval or prescription, on a case-by-case or consolidated basis, for the future of rates, wages, corporation, or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor, or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on any of the foregoing; (2) any action taken in connection with the safety of aviation, the implementation of monetary policy, the safety and soundness of federally insured depository institutions (or affiliates), credit unions, or government sponsored housing enterprises, or the protection of Federal deposit insurance funds; and (3) the granting of an application for a license, registration, or similar authority, the granting or recognition of an exception, the granting of a variance or petition for relief from a regulatory requirement, or other action relieving a restriction, or any action necessary to permit new or improved applications of technology or allow the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of a substance or product.
Specifies that moratorium-exempt agency actions to relieve restrictions include any action which establishes, modifies, or conducts a regulatory program for a recreational or subsistence activity, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, and camping, if a Federal law prohibits such activity in the absence of agency action.
(Sec. 7) Declares that no private right of action may be brought against any Federal agency for violation of this Act. States that this prohibition shall not affect any private right of action or remedy otherwise available under any other law.
(Sec. 9) Exempts from the moratorium imposed by this Act specified regulatory rulemaking actions (or any related action) dealing with: (1) textile imports; (2) customs modernization; (3) intellectual property protection and market access in China; (4) Federal Communications Commission transfer of 50 megahertz of spectrum below 5 GHz from government to private use; (5) personal communications services licenses; (6) wide-area specialized mobile radio licenses; and (7) improved trading opportunities for regional exchanges.
(Sec. 10) Delays until six months after the end of the moratorium period the effective date of any rule with respect to small businesses (with 100 or fewer employees) that resulted from a regulatory rulemaking action suspended or prohibited by this Act.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Green amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Green objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Waxman amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Waxman objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed and the point of order was withdrawn.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Fattah amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Fattah objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Volkmer amendment.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Volkmer amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Volkmer objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings were postponed.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of February 23, 1995, the Chair announced the unfinished business of the Committee of the Whole to be those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed, to be considered in the order in which they were postponed.
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The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 450.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Agreed to by Division vote: 132 - 91.
Mrs. Collins (IL) moved to recommit with instructions to Government Reform.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Collins motion to recommit.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 172 - 250 (Roll no. 173).
Roll Call #173 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 146 (Roll no. 174).
Roll Call #174 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 146 (Roll no. 174).
Roll Call #174 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Mineta asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to make the following correction in the engrossment of the bill: "in section 6(4), in the second sentence, after "nor does it include", insert the following new clarifying words: "any action taken in connection with the safety of aviations or". Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 450.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.