,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hief  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mrs4   
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,kri%namoor?i1 & ,ms4 ,spei]7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require reports on regulations issu$1 & 
homel& security risks aris+1 dur+ a     
presid5tial transition1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,midnight ,regulations     
,review ,act4  #b4 ,report on           
regulations promulgat$ ne> ! end (      
presid5tial t]ms  7a7 ,report ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! inauguration ( a new  
,presid5t1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress a
 report reg>d+ cov]$ regulations        

promulgat$ dur+ ! cov]$ presid5tial     
transition p]iod4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( report
 ,! report requir$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all1 to ! ext5t feasible1 = ! cov]$    
presid5tial transition p]iod-- 7#a7     
comp>e ! numb]1 scope1 & impact (1 &    
type ( rulemak+ proc$ure us$ =1 cov]$   
regulations promulgat$ dur+ ! cov]$     
presid5tial transition p]iod to ! numb]1
 scope1 & impact (1 & type ( rulemak+   
proc$ure us$ =1 cov]$ regulations       
promulgat$ dur+ ! #abj-;day p]iods end+ 
on ,janu>y #bj ( ea* ye> aft] #aiif1 o!r
 ?an ! #abj-;day p]iod end+ on ! date ( 
! inauguration ( ! new ,presid5t2  7#b7 
det]m9e ! /ati/ical significance ( any  
diff]5ces id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 &   
:e!r & to :at ext5t su* diff]5ces       
indicate any patt]ns2  7#c7 evaluate !  
size1 scope1 & effect ( ! cov]$         
regulations promulgat$ dur+ ! cov]$     
presid5tial transition p]iod2 &  7#d7   
assess ! ext5t to :i* ! regul>ly requir$
 processes = ! promulgation ( cov]$     
regulations 7 foll[$ dur+ ! cov]$       

presid5tial transition p]iod1 includ+   
compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u-- 7,a7    
*apt] #h ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code
 7commonly kn[n z ! ,congressional      
,review ,act72  7,b7 ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,regulatory ,en=cem5t ,fairness ,act (  
#aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note72  7,c7   
sections #bjb1 #bjc1 #bjd1 & #bje ( !   
,unfund$ ,m&ates ,re=m ,act ( #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecb-aece72  7,d7 *apt] #f ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,regulatory ,flexibility ,act72
 &  7,e7 sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title
 #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n
 z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act74  #c4    
,comptroll] ,g5]al report on major rules
 subject to ,congressional ,review  7a7 
,id5tification ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #e    
weeks aft] ,janu>y #bj1 #bjba1 or #e    
weeks aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 :i*ev] is lat]1 & n lat] ?an #e   
weeks aft] ea* date on :i* a new        
,presid5t is inaugurat$ !reaft]1 !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all id5tify & submit to ,congress any  

major rules pot5tially subject to a jo9t
 resolution ( disapproval pursuant to   
section #hjb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 :i* 7 publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 
or = :i* a report 0 submitt$ to         
,congress 9 accordance ) section        
#hja7;a77#a77;,a7 ( su* title1 dur+--   
7#a7 ! p]iod describ$ 9 section #hja7;d7
 ( su* title2 or  7#b7 ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date on :i* ! p]iod describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 expires & end+ on !    
date on :i* a new ,presid5t is          
inaugurat$4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction    
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to limit
 ! ability to ex]cise au?ority pursuant 
to *apt] #h ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,congressional 
,review ,act74  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ presid5tial transition
 p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ presid5tial         
transition p]iod means ! #abj-;day p]iod
 end+ on ! date ( ! inauguration ( ! new
 ,presid5t4  7#b7 ,cov]$ regulation ,!  
t]m cov]$ regulation means a f9al       
economically significant regulatory     

action promulgat$ by an ag5cy4  7#c7    
,executive dep>tm5t ,! t]m ag5cy has !  
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,major   
rule ,! t]m major rule has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #hjd ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,new         
,presid5t ,! t]m new ,presid5t means a  
,presid5t :o-- 7,a7 did n hold ! (fice (
 ! ,presid5t on ! day be=e ! date ( !   
inauguration ( su* ,presid5t2 &  7,b7 is
 inaugurat$ on or be=e ,janu>y #bj1     
#bjcc4  7#f7 ,economically significant  
regulatory action ,! t]m economically   
significant regulatory action means any 
regulatory action t is likely to result 
9 a rule t may h an annual effect on !  
economy ( #ajj1jjj1jjj or m or adv]sely 
affect 9 a mat]ial way ! economy1 a     
sector ( ! economy1 productivity1       
competition1 jobs1 ! environm5t1 public 
heal? or safety1 or ,/ate1 local1 or    
,tribal gov]nm5ts or communities4