Week-in-Review

The House passes the REINS Act requiring Congressional approval of major regulations, the FWS investigates the alleged killing of a lion by a trophy hunter, and more…

Congress introduced comprehensive legislation aimed at banning LGBT discrimination, the FCC and T-Mobile settled following a three hour 911-service outage, and more…

The Senate holds a hearing assessing OIRA’s efficiency and transparency, the HUD issues guidance to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals, and more…

The Obama administration releases a rule to promote racially integrated neighborhoods, the House of Representatives narrowly votes to rewrite the No Child Left Behind Act, and more…

The Supreme Court reaches a decision on the EPA’s regulation of power plants, the DOL proposes a rule for paying white collar employees overtime wages, and more…

The Supreme Court issues decisions on same-sex marriage and healthcare reform, Senators hold hearings on concept of regulatory budget, and more…

U.S. Senators introduce bill requiring cost analyses of agency regulations, the FDA takes steps to remove trans fat from processed foods, and more…

U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch reintroduces the SCRUB Act, the European Parliament delays its vote on TTIP, and more . . .

The Senate passes the USA Freedom Act to curb the government’s collection of metadata, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology holds a hearing evaluating the effect of the EPA’s regulations on competitiveness, and more…

The EPA and U.S. Army finalize the Clean Water Rule, the DOJ issues a policy guidance regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and more…

The Obama Administration releases its Unified Agenda, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds announces a resolution that allows review of federal agency rules, and more…

President Obama pushes for Asian trade deal, bill to reform toxic chemical regulation moves forward in House, and more….