Regulatory Affairs Committee

 

This committee has broad oversight responsibility for the federal government's regulatory and information collection processes.  This committee is also responsible for developing and carrying out policy on regulatory process reform, regulatory review, and other proposals directed at taming the growth and reducing the burden of federal regulations (including regulatory flexibility, paperwork reduction, regulatory accountability and cost/benefit legislation).  In addition, the committee works closely with federal agencies to ensure that U.S. businesses have a voice early in the regulatory development process with regard to the emerging field of nanotechnology.   Another primary function is to complement other Chamber policy committees -- deferring to the substantive expertise of others, in providing another avenue for ensuring that the proper review processes are followed, and that federal regulatory activities are necessary and the least burdensome alternatives for implementing federal regulations are adopted.