US SB578 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
BEST Act Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act This bill requires a federal agency, to the extent it is making a decision based on science when issuing a rule, to use scientific information, technical procedures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models in a manner that is consistent with the best available science and the intended use of the information, based on the weight of the scientific evidence. Each federal agency shall make available to the public: (1) all of its notices, determinations, findings, rules, consent agreements, and orders in connection with a rule; (2) a nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation conducted in connection with a rule; and (3) a list of the studies considered by the agency in carrying out each evaluation, along with the results of those studies.
Title
BEST Act Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act
Sponsors
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4231 (Same As) 2017-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General science and technology matters
Government operations and politics
Scientific communication
General science and technology matters
Government operations and politics
Scientific communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/578/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s578/BILLS-115s578is.pdf |