First, CRS consulted the Government Accountability
Office's (GAO's) federal rules database to identify major
rules that were issued during calendar year 2016 and posted
on GAO's website as of January 3, 2017. Second, CRS used
LIS's ``Executive Communications'' database to identify when
these rules were received in Congress. Major Rules Issued by the Obama Administration That Are Potentially
Eligible for Disapproval Under the Congressional Review Act in the
115th Congress
major rules listed on gao's website as of january 3, 2017
Title of Rule (As Published in Federal Register) and RIN
Numbers are as follows:
Exemptions To Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities
Offerings, 3235-AL80; Investment Company Liquidity Risk
Management Programs, 3235-AL61; Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and
EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting
High-Skilled NonImmigrant Workers, 1615-ACO5; Walking-Working
Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection
Systems), 1216-AB80; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to
Royalties, and Resource Conservation, 1004-AE14; Investment
Company Swing Pricing, 3235-AL61; Establishing a More
Effective Fair Market Rent System; Using Small Area Fair
Market Rents in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of
the Current 50th Percentile FMRs, 2501-AD74; Medicare
Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician
Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017;
Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare
Advantage and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release;
Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion
of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Medicare
Shared Savings Program Requirements, 0938-AS81. Medicare Program; CY 2017 Inpatient Hospital Deductible and
Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts,
0938-AS70; Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly
Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate,
and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2017, 0938-AS72;
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory
Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting
Programs; Organ Procurement Organization Reporting and
Communication; Transplant Outcome Measures and Documentation
Requirements; Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive
Programs; Payment to Nonexcepted Off-Campus Provider-Based
Department of a Hospital; Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
(VBP) Program; Establishment of Payment Rates Under the
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Nonexcepted Items and
Services Furnished by an Off-Campus Provider-Based Department
of a Hospital, 0938-AS82; Medicare Program; Merit-Based
Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model
(APM) Incentive Under the Physician Fee Schedule, and
Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models, 0938-AS69;
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2017 Home Health
Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-
Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting
Requirements, 0938-AS80; Student Assistance General
Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family
Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program, 1840-AD19; Energy
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products, 1904-AC51. Medicaid Program; Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016
Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2014
and Preliminary FY 2016 Institutions for Mental Diseases
Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits, 0938-ZB30; Cross-
State Air Pollution Rule Update For The 2008 Ozone NAAQS,
2060-AS05; Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency
Standards for Medium-and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--
Phase 2, 2060-AS16; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Fee Schedule, 1615-AC09; Treatment of Certain Interests in
Corporations as Stock or Indebtedness, 1545-BN40;
Establishment of the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS),
1651-ABO8; ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced
Oversight and Accountability, 0955-AA00; Clearing Requirement
Determination Under Section 2(H) of the Commodity Exchange
Act For Interest Rate Swaps, 3038-AE20; Standards For Covered
Clearing Agencies, 3235-AL48. Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Reform of Requirements for
Long-Term Care Facilities, 0938-AR61; Child Care And
Development Fund (CCDF) Program, 0970-AC67; Establishing Paid
Sick Leave For Federal Contractors, 1235-AA13; OCC Guidelines
Establishing Standards For Recovery Planning By Certain Large
Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings Associations,
And Insured Federal Branches; Technical Amendments, 1557-
AD96; Emergency Preparedness Requirements For Medicare And
Medicaid Participating Providers And Suppliers, 0938-A091;
Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations On Certain Federal Indian
Reservations And Ceded Lands For The 2016-17 Season, 1018-
BA70; Safety And Effectiveness Of Consumer Antiseptics;
Topical Antimicrobial Drug Products For Over-The-Counter-
Human Use, 0910-AF69; Head Start Performance Standards, 0970-
AC63; Standards Of Performance For Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills, 2060-AMO8; Emission Guidelines And Compliance
Times For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 2060-AS23. Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay And Safe
Workplaces, 9000-AM81; Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient
Prospective Payment Systems For Acute Care Hospitals And The
Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System & Policy
Changes & Fiscal Year 2017 Rates; Quality Reporting
Requirements For Specific Providers; Graduate Medical
Education; Hospital Notification Procedures Applicable To
Beneficiaries Receiving Observation Services; Technical
Changes Relating To Costs To Organizations & Medicare Cost
Reports; Finalization Of Interim Final Rules With Comment
Period On LTCH PPS Payments For Severe Wounds, Modifications
Of Limitations On Redesignation By The Medicare Geographic
Classification Review Board, & Extensions Of Payments To MDHS
And Low-Volume Hospitals, 0938-A577; 0938-A588; 0938-AS41;
Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act; Joint Rule For
Unified And Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability,
And The One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule, 1205-
AB74; Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act, 1205-AB73;
Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System And Consolidated
Billing For Skilled Nursing Facilities For FY 2017, SNF
Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting
Program, And SNF Payment Models Research, 0938-AS75.
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