Hank Johnson: “My amendment would strike title II of H.R. 1155, which would require agencies to undertake a regulatory CutGo process to…”

“My amendment would strike title II of H.R. 1155, which would require agencies to undertake a regulatory CutGo process to repeal rules identified by the commission with little to no consideration of the rules' benefits prior to issuing the new rule. These regulatory CutGo provisions would apply to every new agency rule, no matter how important or pressing, for every regulatory agency. Alarmingly, title II would also require agencies to undertake a notice and comment process for all rules eliminated through CutGo because, as I noted earlier, agencies are unable to simply rescind the rules. Thus, this bill would substantially delay or even prevent new regulations through this burdensome and time-consuming requirement. As several of my colleagues' amendments demonstrate, the bill's regulatory CutGo procedures are unsafe, dangerous, and would tie the hands of agencies responding to public health crises requiring timely regulatory responses. In fact, this bill lacks any mechanism for consideration of public policy and safety, which would leave no option for agencies to issue emergency rules to protect the public and environment from imminent harm. The bill's proponents claim that title I of H.R. 1155 would allow the commission to consider whether the costs of the bill are not justified by the benefit to society.…”