Regulatory reform has been a major legislative theme for the 112th Congress. After the winter recess, members of Congress will discuss a spate of bills currently pending in various stages before the House and Senate. In addition, last week President Obama announced that when Congress returns he will be asking for authority to merge six government agencies that interact with businesses in an effort to make government "leaner, smarter and more consumer-friendly." In two parts, a blog edited in cooperation with the Program on Regulation of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, RegBlog reviews ten bills that if adopted would alter, in some cases significantly, the current federal regulatory process. RegBlog remarks that "while few of these bills are likely to be approved by both chambers, and fewer still can be expected to win President Obama’s signature, they clearly reflect, when considered with other legislation, a rising tide of interest in reforming the U.S. regulatory process." See also previous post (19 December) on this blog.
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