Posted January 9, 2015
House
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin
Peterson (D-Minn.) have introduced H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability
Act (RAA) as part of a jobs and economic growth package, according to
Goodlatte release available here. American Farm
Bureau Federation (AFBF) also published a release available here,
and Farm Futures published an article available here.
The RAA
requires federal bureaucrats to adopt the most costly efficient method to
effectively implement the law.
“The Regulatory
Accountability Act addresses the problem of escalating, excessive federal
regulatory costs in a clear, commonsense way that we can all support. This
legislation directs the Executive Branch to fulfill its statutory goals set by Congress
and requires simply that they reach those goals in the least costly way with
better public input to find the most efficient regulatory solutions,” said
Goodlatte.
The AFBF
also released a statement.
“The
American Farm Bureau Federation strongly supports the Regulatory Accountability
Act of 2015. We applaud the leadership of Reps. Robert Goodlatte and Collin
Peterson in reintroducing this measure, which has traditionally received
bipartisan support, and we will work actively for swift approval by Congress.”
The U.S.
Chamber of Commerce also expressed support for bill because it updates the
Administrative procedure Act (APA), according to Farm
Futures.
Similar versions
of the bill were passed in 2013 and 2014.
Congressman
Peterson also issued a statement.
“This bill
will streamline and bring transparency to the regulatory process, ensuring that
our farmers, ranchers and small businesses are not regulated out of business.
Increasing transparency and accountability will give those who will actually
feel the impact of proposed regulations, rather than Washington bureaucrats, a
larger voice in the process.”
For more information on administrative law, please visit the
National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
