Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking An Update and Assessment After Nullification of OSHA's Ergonomics Standard

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Administrative law.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

Summary:

Describes Congressional review of Federal agency rulemaking, as allowed by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, including disapproval of OSHA ergonomics standard in Mar. 2001. Analyzes problems with current law, including lack of expedited consideration procedure in the House, lack of a screening mechanism to identify certain rules needing special Congressional attention, and necessity of supermajority for passage of disapproval resolution for certain politically important agency rules

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking: An Update and Assessment After Nullification of OSHA's Ergonomics Standard

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-AML-0106

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