S. 2801 · 117th Congress · Senate

SMART Act of 2022

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.
Introduced
Sep 22, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Setting Manageable Analysis Requirements in Text Act of 2022 or the SMART Act of 2022

This bill requires agencies, when publishing a proposed or final major rule, to include a framework for assessing whether the rule achieves its regulatory objective. An agency must assess a rule in the time frame included in the framework. The assessment must compare the rule's anticipated and actual benefits and costs.

The bill defines a major rule as a rule likely to cause (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, health, safety, the environment, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

Previous Versions

00Sep 22, 2021

Setting Manageable Analysis Requirements in Text Act of 2021 or the SMART Act of 2021

This bill requires agencies, when publishing a proposed or final major rule, to include a framework for assessing whether the rule achieves its regulatory objective. An agency must assess a rule in the time frame included in the framework. The assessment must compare the rule's anticipated and actual benefits and costs.

The bill defines a major rule as a rule likely to cause (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, health, safety, the environment, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

Action Timeline

6
  1. DEC 19, 2022Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-273.

    117Yea
    273Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 19, 2022Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-273.

    117Yea
    273Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 19, 2022Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.

  4. FEB 02, 2022Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. SEP 22, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. SEP 22, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Dec 19, 2022

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Feb 2, 2022

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Sep 22, 2021

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