House Vote 176 (1995)

Date: 1995-02-27   Congress: 104-1

Question: On agreeing to the Substitute Amendment

Description: HR1022 — H.R.1022 BY WALKER (R-PA) -- RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT ACT OF 1995 RISK ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION ACT OF 1995 (HOUSE REJECTED THE BROWN OF CALIFORNIA AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE MAJOR FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES (EXCEPT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION) TO SET REGULATORY PRIORITIES, CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING LAW, BASED ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE RISKS INVOLVED AND THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES; REQUIRE AFFECTED AGENCIES TO CONDUCT RISK ASSESSMENTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR MAJOR RULES, DEFINING A MAJOR RULE AS ONE WITH COSTS OF $100 MILLION; PREVENT PROVISIONS TO SUPERSEDE EXISTING HEALTH, SAFETY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS; REQUIRE THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EACH AGENCY'S COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS; SPECIFY THAT NO NEW RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW BE CREATED AND THAT FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES WOULD NOT INVALIDATE ANY RULE; PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THE PROVISIONS CREATE AN OBLIGATION OR BURDEN ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; AND REQUIRE THAT AGENCIES PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF RISK ASSESSMENTS USED FOR MAJOR REGULATIONS, BUT THAT PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BE BARRED FROM SERVING ON PEER REVIEW PANELS.)

Result: Failed   Yeas 174 / Nays 246 / Present None / Not voting None

Source: https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1040169   fetched 2026-10-20

Write-ups: none