Congress Reviewed: The 119th Congress's Use of the Congressional Review Act
Policy Analyst Sarah Hay discusses the Congressional Review Act and actions taken by the 119th Congress to exercise its oversight of regulations from the prior administration. Important differences are compared to the 115th Congress's use of CRA during the last presidential transition year. Read Sarah's commentary at our website.
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Mary Sullivan on Anticompetitive Rules
Visiting Scholar and economist Mary Sullivan shares insights from her recent public comment submitted in response to the Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force of the Department of Justice. Sullivan made recommendations for keeping a level playing field between large and small businesses through the use of a tiered adjustment to compliance burdens based on company size. Read the full text of Mary's public comment.
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Trump Administration Ramps Up Deregulatory Actions Early in Second Term
Susan Dudley recaps the regulatory actions taken during the early weeks of the second Trump term. Milestones include a pause to all rulemakings in progress, a delay of effective dates, and rescinding Biden's guidance to agencies for conducting regulatory impact analysis. Going forward, Dudley expects a slowdown in the number of rulemakings but the process will continue to be central to the administration's regulatory reductions. Read more atNew Trump Executive Order Aims To Speed Deregulation.
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2024 Regulatory Year in Review
Our policy analysts discuss ten important trends that defined the regulatory landscape over the past year. With Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie, Sarah Hay, Finn Dobkin & Henry Hirsch. Read the full commentary.
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Lessons from the Past for Regulating Artificial Intelligence
As policymakers debate how best to harness the potential of artificial intelligence while fostering competition and safety, there are lessons to be learned from the regulatory approaches to novel technologies of the past. In this special, AI-generated episode powered by Google NotebookLM, the platform summarizes an essay by Susan Dudley with insights on the regulatory frameworks developed for technologies such as commercial flight, biotechnology, and the Internet. Read the full text of the essay.
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