Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law

Chairman Goodlatte: This hearing is timely, coming just after Independence Day.  Among the grievances that the Declaration of Independence lodged against King George was overregulation:  “He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.” Unfortunately, the problem has resurfaced.  Last year, employment at regulatory agencies hit an all-time high of 277,000.  In 2014, rules from administrative agencies outnumbered laws passed by Congress sixteen-to-one.  There has been

Washington, D.C.  – On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Assessing the Obama Years: OIRA and Regulatory Impacts on Jobs, Wages and Economic Recovery.”  The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is the nerve center of the regulatory state, responsible for overseeing the development and promulgation of federal regulations. Witnesses for the hearing are: Panel I

• The Honorable Howard A.

Third Plank of Bold Agenda Includes More Than 100 Ideas to Tackle Excessive Regulations, Develop American Energy, and Promote Financial IndependenceWashington, D.C. —Today, House Republicans unveiled a plan to grow our economy by tackling excessive regulations, developing American energy, and promoting financial independence for people who work hard and do the right thing.

Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.), and House Judiciary Committee member John L. Ratcliffe (R-Texas) praised today’s House Judiciary Committee approval of the “Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) of 2016” (H.R. 4768) by a vote of 12-8. Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S.

Chairman Goodlatte: The modern federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution and rapidly mushrooming out of control. The “Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016” takes square aim at one of the biggest roots of this problem – the Chevron doctrine, under which federal courts regularly defer to regulatory agencies’ self-serving interpretations of the statutes they administer.  Similarly, the bill takes on the related Auer doctrine, under which courts defer to agencies’ interpreta

Chairman Goodlatte: The Judiciary Committee routinely exercises its oversight authority to ensure that our nation’s antitrust laws are applied in a manner that is transparent, fair, predictable, and reasonably stable over time.  A natural extension of this oversight is ensuring that our nation’s companies and citizens receive comparable treatment in foreign jurisdictions. As commerce becomes an increasingly global enterprise, the manner in which antitrust and competition laws are applied to companies and citizens located or engaged in business outside of the United

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of June 6-10, 2016. TUESDAY, JUNE 74:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust LawHearing on: “International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond” Witnesses:

• Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, Federal Trade Commission