Congressional Review Act : Rules Not Submitted to GAO and Congress.

Discusses requirement under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, that Federal agencies send their final rules to GAO and Congress before they can take effect; and highlights the fact that agencies have not done so regularly in recent years, despite GAO notifications. Discusses legislative his...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Executive-legislative relations. Administrative agencies. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses requirement under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, that Federal agencies send their final rules to GAO and Congress before they can take effect; and highlights the fact that agencies have not done so regularly in recent years, despite GAO notifications. Discusses legislative history of the Act regarding CRA rule submission, describes current legislation related to this issue, and presents other options for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.