Require federal agencies to publish household cost impact analyses before new rules take effect and block regulations that would substantially increase household costs.

Nancy Mace · South Carolina · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

forcing federal agencies to calculate exactly how much their regulations will cost American families before they can take effect. If a rule would substantially increase household costs, it cannot go into effect unless required by law or certified as necessary to address a national security emergency or presidentially declared disaster.

Mace says her bill would require cost analyses for federal regulations and stop rules that materially raise household costs unless an exception applies.

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To Hold Washington Accountable For Driving Up The Cost Of Living For American Families | Representative Nancy Mace
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We will champion policies that lower taxes, alleviate the high cost of living, and provide meaningful change to American families.

Promises to back policies that reduce taxes and household costs.

Jobs & Economy | Representative Nancy Mace
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8617 as introduced in the House on April 30, 2026, sponsored by Nancy Mace, with the full title: "To require an agency to prepare a household cost impact analysis before publishing a proposed and final rule, and for other purposes." The listed action is referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary, with no enacted-law status shown.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Mace introduced a bill matching the commitment, but the available official status is only committee referral, not enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8617 (IH) - American Family Cost-of-Living Relief Act of 2026
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Mace's office announced the American Family Cost-of-Living Relief Act of 2026, saying it would require agencies to publish household cost impact analyses for proposed and final rules and block rules projected to increase household costs by $50 or more per year unless an exception applies.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official statement confirms the bill was intended to satisfy the promise’s specific policy mechanism, but it describes introduction rather than delivery into law.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To Hold Washington Accountable For Driving Up The Cost Of Living For American Families | Representative Nancy Mace
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Mace introduced H.R. 8617, the American Family Cost-of-Living Relief Act of 2026, during her current House term, and the bill closely matches the promised mechanism: agency household cost impact analyses and blocking rules that substantially increase household costs. However, the bill has only been introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence it passed, became law, or took effect as a federal requirement. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%