Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017

S. 21Introduced Jan 4, 2017Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul R-KY

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 4, 2017
Committee actionMay 17, 2017
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 16, 2017 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 21.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017” on July 14, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 2017 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52835
CBO publication date
July 14, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
S. 21, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/21
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-169 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on October 16, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 16, 2017 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/169
Congress.gov bill record
S. 21, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/21
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

39 cosponsors — 39 Republicans

0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

John Barrasso (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), John McCain (R-AZ), Jerry Moran (R-KS), David Perdue (R-GA), Rob Portman (R-OH), James Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.