One of the significant legislative accomplishments of 1996 was supposed to have been the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which provides a method for Congress to review and disapprove federal agency regulations. The idea was to give Congress a method of, in effect, vetoing what it deems ill-advised or unduly burdensome regulations. However, of the almost eight thousand regulations issued by federal agencies since the CRA was signed into law, not a single one has been reviewed, much less challenged, by Congress. Some observers attribute this inaction to the strong economy, which has somewhat lessened complaints from the business community and taxpayers of an overly intrusive federal government.
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