Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 21, 2017. S. 634 REG Sen. Gardner, Introduced Requires reductions in the direct cost of Federal regulations that – Act Cory (R-CO) March 15, 2017 are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling. Most Recent Action Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 15, 2017. S. 621 Public Sen. Tester, Introduced Establishes an advisory committee to nonbinding – Online Jon (D-MT) 14, 2017 government wide guidelines on making public information Information Act available on the internet and requires publically available of 2017 Most Recent Action Government information held by the executive branch to be made Read twice and referred to the Committee available on the internet. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 14, 2017. S. 585 Dr. Sen. Johnson, Introduced Provides greater whistleblower protections for Federal – Chris Ron (R-WI) 8, 2017 employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower Kirkpatrick protections, and increased accountability and required discipline Whistleblower Most Recent Action for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers. Protection Act of Became on October 26, 2017. 2017 Committee Reports S. 584 Small Sen. Introduced Amends chapter 6 of title 5 to ensure complete analysis of – Business Lankford, 8, 2017 potential impacts on small entities of rules. Regulatory James Flexibility Most Recent Action Improvements Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Act General Orders on December 14, 2017. Calendar No. 284. Committee Reports S. 582 Office Sen. Johnson, Introduced Reauthorizes the Office of Special Counsel. – of Special Ron (R-WI) March 8, 2017 Counsel Most Recent Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 21, 2017. S. 634 – REG Act Sen. Gardner, Cory (R-CO) Introduced March 15, 2017 Most Recent Action Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 15, 2017. Requires reductions in the direct cost of Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling. S. 621 – Public Online Information Act of 2017 Sen. Tester, Jon (D-MT) Introduced 14, 2017 Most Recent Action Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 14, 2017. Establishes an advisory committee to nonbinding government wide guidelines on making public information available on the internet and requires publically available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the internet. S. 585 – Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Introduced 8, 2017 Most Recent Action Became on October 26, 2017. Committee Reports Provides greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers. S. 584 – Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Sen. Lankford, James Introduced 8, 2017 Most Recent Action Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar General Orders on December 14, 2017. Calendar No. 284. Committee Reports Amends chapter 6 of title 5 to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. S. 582 – Office of Special Counsel Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Introduced March 8, 2017 Most Recent Action Reauthorizes the Office of Special Counsel.
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