Regulatory Policy and Administrative Law Reading Room
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This web page is intended to serve as a one-stop shop to access landmark laws affecting the regulatory process and other valuable resources for those interested in the regulatory system and administrative law.
Statutes
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Congressional Review Act
- Data Access Law
- Information Quality Act
- Federal Register Act
- Freedom of Information Act
- Paperwork Reduction Act
- Regulatory Flexibility Act
- Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Cases
- Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (the leading case on deference given to agencies)
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife (the leading case on standing in federal court)
- Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (This case was the last time the U.S. Supreme Court found a law unconstitutional based on the nondelegation doctrine)
Federal Agencies and Other Government Sources
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Executive Order 12866 (President Clinton’s “Regulatory Planning and Review, and Amendments”)
- Executive Order 13563 (President Obama’s “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review”)
- Other Executive Orders
- Federal Register
- FOIA.gov
- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy
- Government Accountability Office
Data
- Data Quality: OMB’s “Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review”
- Federal Register Data (including number of rules, Federal register pages, etc.)
- GAO’s Database of Rules
- Information Collection Budgets
- OIRA Database of Rules Reviewed by OMB Under Executive Order
- OIRA’s Regulatory Review Dashboard (home page for OIRA regulatory data)
- OMB Circular A-4, “Regulatory Analysis”
- OMB Circular A-110 (Data Access)
- Unified Agenda (advanced search page)
Staff Contact
Daren Bakst, Policy Counsel
Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division
(202) 463-5533