A bill to increase the accountability of, policy coordination by, and management of priorities by agencies through an improved mechanism for congressional oversight of the rules of agencies.
Agency Accountability Act of 1981 - Requires each Federal agency to: (1) prepare a semiannual agenda listing significant rules to be proposed during the next twelve months; and (2) transmit such agenda to the Congressional committee having primary jurisdiction over the statute pursuant to which such rule may be issued.
Directs each agency to forward a copy of each proposed and final significant rule to the appropriate Congressional committee on the same day such rule is sent to the Federal Register for publication. Prohibits any such rule from becoming effective: (1) within 20 days after it is transmitted to such committee; (2) within 60 days of such a transmittal if a committee reports a joint resolution disapproving the rule, unless either House rejects the resolution or Congress adjourns sine die before such period has expired; or (3) if such a joint resolution is enacted into law during such period.
Authorizes the head of an agency, upon written notice to the appropriate Congressional committees, to waive the requirements of this Act with respect to a rule upon determining that: (1) the rule is being issued in response to exceptional circumstances requiring immediate agency action in the public interest; or (2) the contents of the rule must be kept confidential prior to the effective date of the rule.
Exempts agency compliance from judicial review.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; White House Office; OMB; Energy Department; Interior Department; Labor Department; Treasury Department.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Administrative Conference of the U.S.; Civil Aeronautics Board; Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Consumer Product Safety Commission; Environmental Protection Agency; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Federal Communications Commission; Federal Election Commission; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; Interstate Commerce Commission; National Transportation Safety Board.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; Postal Rate Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Interstate Commerce Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Administrative Conference of the U.S.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Federal Communications Commission; Civil Aeronautics Board.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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