BEST Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 2, 2017)
Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act or the BEST 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.
What just happenedNov 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 2, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Nov 2, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 2, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House