Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4231
115th Congress(2017-2018)
BEST Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 2, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 21, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4231
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
South Carolina
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Arizona
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California
Republican
Colorado
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Georgia
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Louisiana
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New Mexico
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
Virginia
Republican
West Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
November 2, 2017
Actions (3)
11/21/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
11/02/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
11/02/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:08 PM