H.R. 964 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Babin, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any notice of rulemaking a statement regarding the impact of the rule on job loss or creation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2021. 2. Effect on jobs statement required for notice of rulemakings by EPA Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) in the case of a rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency, a statement that identifies any net gain or loss of domestic jobs that is likely to result if the rule is adopted, and includes the analysis used to identify that net gain or loss. .