Legislators seek answers on meningitis outbreak, business groups sue SEC over Dodd-Frank disclosure rule, and more.
- Members of Congress called for a federal investigation into compounded drugs of the type linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak that spans more than ten U.S. states.
- Business groups sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a Dodd-Frank Rule requiring oil companies to disclose certain payments to foreign governments.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued written guidance on exercising prosecutorial discretion in deportation cases involving same-sex couples. See related The Regulatory Review essay.
- In major public address, Federal Reserve Board member, Daniel Tarullo, discussed the regulatory challenges in implementing the Dodd-Frank Act’s financial stability provisions.
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reportedly has started to develop an appeal a U.S. district court decision that struck down an agency rule limiting speculative commodities trading.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) received a petition to mandate that states include climate change assessments in their disaster response plans.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warned that counterfeit airbags are being imported and installed in the United States.
- The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a mortgage fraud lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank that alleges reckless underwriting and fraudulent loan certification.
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairperson Jon Leibowitz released a statement on continued oversight of the gas price spike in California.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) petitioned the D.C. Court of Appeals for an en banc review of a decision to throw out rules requiring cigarette packaging and advertisements to include graphic images of the health risks of smoking. See related The Regulatory Review essay.
- A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said federal agencies could do more to protect the private location data of mobile phone users.
