S. 2199 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2199 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 22, 2015 Mr. Enzi (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require agencies to conform to concurrent resolutions when promulgating rules. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Authority Clarification Act of 2015. 2. Concurrent resolutions and rulemaking Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) If Congress adopts a concurrent resolution that clarifies the meaning of a provision of law, including a clarification as to whether a provision of law delegates certain authority to an agency, an agency— (1) may not promulgate a rule under this section that conflicts with or otherwise does not carry out the meaning of the provision, as provided in the concurrent resolution; and (2) shall promulgate new rules that carry out the meaning of the provision, as provided in the concurrent resolution, if the agency has a rule in effect that conflicts with or otherwise does not carry out such meaning. .