Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

Agency Progress in Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations

Date: November 5, 2015
Time: 9:30am
Location: SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

Without careful oversight, regulations may not achieve initial goals, may become outdated, or may unnecessarily burden regulated entities.  Regulations may also change the behaviors of regulated entities and the public in ways that cannot be predicted by prospective analysis prior to implementation.

In this hearing, the Subcommittee discussed the numbers of regulations reviewed and the results of the reviews, as well as how agencies have prioritized their reviews and how they are planning for retrospective reviews as they draft new regulations.  

Member Statements

NULL

Chairman James

Lankford

(R -
 OK)

NULL

Ranking Member Heidi

Heitkamp

(D -
 ND)

Witnesses

Elizabeth

Klein

Associate Deputy Secretary

Department of the Interior

William

Nickerson

Acting Office Director, Office of Regulatory Policy and Management, Office of Policy

Environmental Protection Agency

Megan

Uzzell

Associate Deputy Secretary

Department of Labor

Christopher

Zehren

Deputy Director for Program Analysis, Office of Budget and Program Analysis

Department of Agriculture

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