Witnesses Spar on Constitutionality of Bill To Give Congress More Power Over Rules

摘要

Witnesses disagreed at a House hearing March 5 about the constitutionality of proposed legislation that would require a vote in Congress before regulations with an economic impact of more than $100 million could go into effect. Eric Claeys, a George Mason University law professor, told the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law that Congress has constitutional authority to enact the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 367),.