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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing: Assessing Regulatory Impacts on the Economy (2016)
Record date · January 1, 2016
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What This Bill Does
This document is the official record of a 2016 House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing evaluating the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs () during the Obama administration. The hearing featured testimony from government officials and policy experts regarding how federal regulations influenced jobs, wages, and economic recovery.
The hearing provides a formal record of the debate over how federal regulatory oversight affects national economic performance and business operations.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Federal Regulatory Agencies
These agencies are subject to the regulatory review processes overseen by OIRA.
Business Owners and Employees
These groups are impacted by the economic outcomes and compliance costs associated with federal regulations.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on July 6, 2016, by the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law.
- The primary subject was the impact of OIRA-reviewed regulations on jobs, wages, and economic recovery during the Obama administration.
- Witnesses included representatives from the Mercatus Center, Competitive Enterprise Institute, American Action Forum, and Syracuse University College of Law.
- The record includes written responses to questions for the record from Howard Shelanski, William W. Beach, Clyde Wayne Crews, Jr., and Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
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- The hearing record is cataloged as Serial No. 114-85.
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