Rulemakings at the Fed, CFPB Need White House Supervision
After Dodd-Frank, financial regulations of independent agencies should be subject to OIRA review.
Obama Directs Independent Regulatory Agencies
Executive order contains strongly worded regulatory reform guidelines.
Prospects for Regulatory Reform
Congress should use a rare political moment to improve the U.S. regulatory process.
Senate Committee Hears Regulatory Reform Testimony
Senators challenge Cass Sunstein on agency reform and legislative oversight.
EPA Releases Plan to Review Environmental Regulations
Following Executive Order 13563, EPA plans to review and revise some of its rules.
Federal Register Will No Longer Be Printed, Obama Says
The federal government’s daily publication will appear online only.
Tracking Down Killer Regulations
The federal government lacks an independent office to provide retrospective analysis of regulations’ costs and benefits.
Republican Candidates Emphasize Regulation in Presidential Debate
Candidates advocate deregulation for economic growth.
House Passes Bill to Ban Indirect Federal Funding of Abortion
The bill would prohibit government subsidies for healthcare plans that cover abortions.
Why Congress Should Not Codify Cost-Benefit Analysis Requirements
Codifying cost-benefit analysis requirements of Executive Order would preempt valuable nuances of current review system.
The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Congress should resist the popular misconceptions of the critics of benefit-cost analysis.