Bill Analysis: H.R. 5766

Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) has introduced a new sunset commission bill (H.R. 5766), combining some elements from the two previous sunset bills introduced in the House earlier in the 109th Congress.

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Sunset Commission Bill Imminent

A sunset commission bill could arrive this week, if House leadership sticks to its previously announced plans. As OMB Watch reported earlier, House leaders intended to hold a vote on sunset commission legislation within the first couple of weeks of returning from the July 4 recess.

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Congress to Limit Public Participation in Forest Service Decisions

After courts in California and Montana struck down Forest Service rules that limited public participation in certain logging decisions, the Senate has added language to an appropriations bill that would reinstate those rules.

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Overview of Sunset Commission Language in Gregg Bill (S. 3521)

A quick look at the sunset commission proposal in title IV, subtitle B of the “Stop Over Spending Act of 2006,” S. 3521, introduced by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) and reported out of the Senate Budget Committee. Basic Concept

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Sunset Commission Update: Delay in House, Rush in Senate

While House leadership announced that sunset commissions would come up for a vote later than initially predicted, the Senate unexpectedly set the stage for its own consideration of a sunset commission proposal. OMB Watch reported conflicting accounts two weeks ago about the timing for unveiling, and bringing to a vote, a final House package on sunset commissions. At the time, House GOP leadership suggested that a vote could happen imminently, while Hill sources speculated that leadership was being overly optimistic.

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278 Groups Tell Congress to Stop Sunset Commission Proposals

National, state and local organizations from across the country sent a letter to both the House and the Senate opposing legislation to create a sunset commission. Download the letters in PDF format:
  • Letter to the House of Representatives (6/19/2006)
  • Letter to the Senate (6/19/2006)

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States Losing Ability to Protect Public Due to Federal Preemptions

Despite the party's repeated use in recent years of states' rights rhetoric, the GOP-dominated Congress and Bush White House have been assiduously working to eliminate the ability of state governments to protect the public.

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Sunset Commissions Update: Take Action

Reports coming from GOP leadership about the timing of sunset commission legislation are conflicting, with one report suggesting that a bill could be considered in the House as early as next week, but agree all the same that some vehicle will move this summer. In the past few days, rumors have circulated that House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) was leading efforts to combine differing sunset commission bills, with the Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) bill (H.R. 2470) the centerpiece bill to be supplemented by language from the other leading bills.

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Legislative Update: Plain Language and GAO Reg Review

The House Government Reform Committee reported out two bills relevant to regulatory policy: one to facilitate compliance by encouraging agencies to draft regulations in plain language, and another to bring the Government Accountability Office into the process of regulatory reviews.

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Return of the Senior Death Discount?: Heinzerling Takes On Mannix

Is the senior death discount back? It may be, if a recent speech by an Environmental Protection Agency official is any indication.

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