Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 (RAPID) by a vote of 18-9. The RAPID Act will streamline the approval process for infrastructure, energy and other construction projects. The Administration, the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and legislation adopted by a strong bipartisan majority in the 109th and 112th Congresses, recognize that the sources of delay and uncertainty in the environmental review process for new permits undermine job creation and economic growth.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 by a vote of 15-9. The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States’ regulatory system.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 by a vote of 17-12. The Sunshine Act will curb one of the worst regulatory abuses: the manipulation of lawsuits and sue-and-settle decrees that force regulators to issue new regulations. This bill is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States' regulatory system.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.), chief sponsor of the Sunshine Act, praised today's Committee vote.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 by a vote of 13-9. This bipartisan reform bill increases government accountability and addresses overreaching federal regulation that stifles job creation. Specifically, the bill requires agencies to choose the lowest cost alternatives that meet statutory objectives and improve agency transparency and fact finding. The Regulatory Accountability Act is one of several bills that the House Judiciary Committee has introduced to reform the United States' regulatory system.