On Monday night, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter along with 616 groups to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanding action on the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) of 2017:
Now is the time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional legislative authority by ensuring agencies implement congressional intent, not the intent of the agency. With both the new presidential administration and the U.S. House of Representatives agreeing on the urgent need for regulatory reform, the Senate is presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass much-needed modernization of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), whose rulemaking provisions have remained virtually unchanged since it was enacted in 1946.
The Senate has a unique chance to bring real structural reform to the way agencies adopt the most costly rules that fundamentally change our nation.
RAA would ensure that our regulatory environment is stabilized with a long term solution instead of a short term fix. By designing a process that achieves the maximum public benefit through the implementation of the most cost-effective rules, the executive branch would have a framework of accountability to pursue rules that actually make sense and avoid rules that one president's administration may think is right and another may think is wrong.
The legislative and executive branches have a unique opportunity to accomplish regulatory reform once and for all.
Here's the full list of organizations who have signed on to the letter:
60 Plus AssociationAeronautical Repair Station AssociationAerospace Industries AssociationAfrican American Chamber of Commerce of NJAGC MichiganAGC Nebraska ChapterAggregate & Ready Mix Association of MinnesotaAgricultural Council of ArkansasAgricultural Retailers AssociationAir Conditioning Contractors of AmericaAlabama Forestry AssociationAlabama Grocers AssociationAlaska ChamberAlliance of Automobile ManufacturersAluminum AssociationAmbos Nogales Hispanic Chamber of CommerceAmerican Agri-WomenAmerican Architectural Manufacturers AssociationAmerican Bakers AssociationAmerican Beverage AssociationAmerican Coke and Coal Chemicals InstituteAmerican Composites Manufacturers AssociationAmerican Concrete Pressure Pipe AssociationAmerican Council of Engineering CompaniesAmerican Exploration & Mining AssociationAmerican Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Feed Industry AssociationAmerican Financial Services AssociationAmerican Forest & Paper AssociationAmerican Foundry SocietyAmerican Fuel & Petrochemical ManufacturersAmerican Highway Users AllianceAmerican Loggers CouncilAmerican Public Gas AssociationAmerican Public Power AssociationAmerican Rental AssociationAmerican Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)American Short Line and Regional Railroad AssociationAmerican Society of Farm Managers and Rural AppraisersAmerican Subcontractors Association, Inc.American Sugarbeet Growers AssociationAmerican Supply AssociationAmerican Trucking Associations'American Wood Council (AWC)Ames Chamber of CommerceAmherst County (Virginia) Chamber of CommerceAMT-The Association For Manufacturing TechnologyAnderson Area Chamber of CommerceArdmore Chamber of CommerceArizona Chamber of Commerce and IndustryArizona Chapter, Associated General Contractors of AmericaArizona Manufacturers CouncilArizona Mining AssociationArkansas State Chamber of Commerce/ Associated Industries of ArkansasArtesia Chamber of CommerceAsphalt Pavement Association of Indiana, Inc.Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers AssociationAssociated Builders & Contractors of Greater HoustonAssociated Builders & Contractors, Greater Michigan ChapterAssociated Builders & Contractors, Illinois ChapterAssociated Builders & Contractors, Rocky Mountain ChapterAssociated Builders and ContractorsAssociated Builders and Contractors - San DiegoAssociated Builders and Contractors, Greater Tennessee ChapterAssociated Builders and Contractors, Massachusetts ChapterAssociated California LoggersAssociated Equipment DistributorsAssociated General Contractors of AlaskaAssociated General Contractors of AmericaAssociated General Contractors of ColoradoAssociated General Contractors of New York StateAssociated Industries of MassachusettsAssociated Logging Contractors – IdahoAssociated Oregon Loggers, Inc.Associated Wire Rope FabricatorsAssociation of American RailroadsAssociation of Energy Service CompaniesAssociation of Equipment ManufacturersAssociation of Home Appliance ManufacturersAssociation of Montana Aerial ApplicatorsAssociation of the Wall and Ceiling IndustryAssociation of Washington BusinessAuto Care AssociationAutomotive Recyclers AssociationAutomotive Service AssociationAvon Chamber of CommerceBarrow County (GA) Chamber of CommerceBartlesville Regional Chamber of CommerceBeaver Dam Chamber of Commerce (WI)Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce, ORBerkeley Chamber of CommerceBillings Chamber of CommerceBirmingham Business AllianceBismarck-Mandan Chamber of CommerceBlack Hills Forest Resource AssociationBlackstone Valley Chamber of CommerceBoca Raton Chamber of CommerceBoise Metro Chamber of CommerceBolingbrook Area Chamber of CommerceBorrego Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitors' BureauBrea Chamber of CommerceBrick Industry AssociationBridgeport Regional Business CouncilBuckeye Valley Chamber of CommerceBuffalo Niagara PartnershipBusiness and Industry Association of New HampshireBusiness Council of AlabamaBusiness Council of New York StateCabarrus Regional Chamber of CommerceCaldwell Chamber of CommerceCalifornia Association of Boutique & Breakfast InnsCalifornia Chamber of CommerceCalifornia Construction and Industrial Materials AssociationCalifornia Hotel & Lodging AssociationCalifornia Independent Oil Marketers AssociationCalifornia Specialty Crops CouncilCamarillo Chamber of CommerceCape Girardeau Area Chamber of CommerceCapital Region ChamberCarlsbad Chamber of CommerceCarolinas Food Industry CouncilCarson Valley Chamber of CommerceCedar City Chamber of CommerceCedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceCedar Valley Manufacturing Network, Waterloo, IowaCellulose Insulation Manufacturers AssociationCentral Delaware Chamber of CommerceCerritos Regional Chamber of CommerceChamber of Commerce Southern New JerseyChamber360Chambers of Commerce Alliance of Ventura & Santa Barbara CountiesChandler Chamber of CommerceCharleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Charleston SCCharlotte (NC) Chamber of CommerceChester County Chamber of Business & IndustryCoeur d'Alene Chamber of CommerceColorado Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI)Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing ContractorsColorado Business RoundtableColorado Competitive CouncilColorado Roofing AssociationColorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development CorporationColorado Timber Industry AssociationColumbia Chamber of CommerceCommerce Lexington, Inc.Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of CommerceConstruction Industry Round TableConsumer Energy AllianceConvenience Distribution AssociationCorn Refiners AssociationCouncil of Industrial Boiler OwnersCTIA®Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of CommerceDanville Pittsylvania County Chamber of CommerceDarke County Chamber of CommerceDaytona Regional Chamber of CommerceDelaware State Farm BureauDenver Metro Chamber of CommerceDouglas Hispanic Chamber of CommerceDubuque Area Chamber of CommerceDulles Regional ChamberEastern Contractors Association, Inc.Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce, Eatonton, GAEau Claire Area Chamber of CommerceEconomic Alliance Snohomish County (WA)Edmond (OK) Area Chamber of CommerceEdwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of CommerceElectronic Components Industry AssociationElectronic Security Association (ESA)Energy Equipment and Infrastructure AllianceEquipment Dealers AssociationFall River Area Chamber of Commerce & IndustryFar West Equipment Dealers AssociationFargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of CommerceFarm Equipment Manufacturers AssociationFerndale Chamber of CommerceFinancial Services RoundtableFlexible Packaging AssociationFlorida Assisted Living AssociationFlorida Chamber of CommerceFlorida Trucking AssociationFood Industry Alliance of New York, Inc.Food Marketing InstituteForest Resources AssociationForging Industry AssociationForward Janesville, Inc.Fountain Inn Chamber of CommerceFox Cities Chamber of Commerce (WI)Frisco Chamber of CommerceGallia County Chamber of CommerceGarrett County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.GASDA, Inc.Georgia ChamberGeorgia Mining AssociationGeorgia Motor Trucking AssociationGeorgia Railroad AssociationGilbert Chamber of Commerce (AZ)Glenwood Springs (CO) Chamber Resort AssociationGlobal Cold Chain AllianceGPA Midstream AssociationGrain and Feed Association of IllinoisGrand Junction Area Chamber of CommerceGreat Lakes Timber Professionals AssociationGreater Bakersfield Chamber of CommerceGreater Bentonville Area Chamber of CommerceGreater Burlington PartnershipGreater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber, Waterloo, IowaGreater Cheyenne Chamber of CommerceGreater Coachella Valley Chamber of CommerceGreater Conejo Valley (CA) Chamber of CommerceGreater Cranston Chamber of CommerceGreater Des Moines PartnershipGreater Elkhart Chamber of CommerceGreater Flagstaff ChamberGreater Franklin County Chamber of CommerceGreater Green Bay ChamberGreater Hartsville Chamber of CommerceGreater Hot Springs Chamber of CommerceGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of CommerceGreater Lexington Chamber of CommerceGreater North Dakota ChamberGreater Oak Brook Chamber of CommerceGreater Oklahoma City ChamberGreater Orange Area Chamber of CommerceGreater Phoenix Chamber of CommerceGreater Pittsburgh Chamber of CommerceGreater Reading Chamber of Commerce & IndustryGreater Riverside Chambers of CommerceGreater Rochester Chamber of CommerceGreater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce (WA)Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce (VA)Greater Summerville / Dorchester County Chamber of CommerceGreater Toms River Chamber of CommerceGreater Vancouver Chamber of CommerceGreater Yakima Chamber of CommerceGreater York Chamber of CommerceGrocery Manufacturers AssociationHagerstown-Washington County Chamber of CommerceHampton Roads ChamberHanover Area Chamber of CommerceHarrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDCHastings Area Chamber of CommerceHawaii Cattlemen's CouncilHaywood Chamber of CommerceHearth, Patio & Barbecue AssociationHeating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI)Home Builders Association of MichiganHome Furnishings AssociationHouston Northwest Chamber of CommerceHudson Valley Gateway Chamber of CommerceHueneme Chamber of Commerce (CA)Idaho Association of Commerce & IndustryIllinois Association of Convenience StoresIllinois Black Chamber of CommerceIllinois Chamber of CommerceIllinois Chapter, Inc. American Concrete Pavement AssociationIllinois Coal AssociationIllinois Fertilizer and Chemical AssociationIllinois Oil & Gas AssociationIllinois Petroleum Marketers AssociationINDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics IndustryIndependent Bakers AssociationIndependent Electrical ContractorsIndependent Lubricant Manufacturers AssociationIndependent Oil and Gas Association of New YorkIndependent Petroleum Association of AmericaIndiana Builders AssociationIndiana Cast Metals Association (INCMA)Indiana Chamber of CommerceIndiana Coal CouncilIndiana State Poultry AssociationIndustrial Energy Consumers of AmericaIndustrial Fasteners InstituteIndustrial Minerals Association - North AmericaInstitute of Makers of ExplosivesIntermountain Forest AssociationInternational Association of Drilling ContractorsInternational Council of Shopping CentersInternational Dairy Foods AssociationInternational Foodservice Distributors AssociationInternational Franchise AssociationInternational Sign AssociationInternational Wood Products AssociationIowa Association of Business and IndustryIPC-Association Connecting Electronics IndustriesIrvine (CA) Chamber of CommerceIrving-Las Colinas Chamber of CommerceJackson ChamberJamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Jamestown, NDJAX ChamberJefferson Chamber of CommerceJoliet Region Chamber of Commerce & IndustryJoplin Area Chamber of CommerceKalispell Chamber of Commerce (MT)Kansas Livestock AssociationKentucky Chamber of CommerceKentucky Forest Industries AssociationKentucky Trucking AssociationKentucky-Indiana Automotive WholesalersKingsport ChamberKitchen Cabinet Manufacturers AssociationKittitas County Chamber of CommerceLA Oil Marketers & Convenience Store AssociationLa Pine Chamber of CommerceLake Houston Area Chamber of CommerceLand Improvement Contractors of AmericaLas Vegas Metro Chamber of CommerceLeading Builders of AmericaLehigh Valley Builders AssociationLima Allen Chamber of CommerceLincoln Chamber of CommerceLincoln City Chamber of CommerceLittle Miami River Chamber AllianceLivestock Market Digest NewspaperLong Beach Area Chamber of CommerceLongview Chamber of CommerceLos Angeles Area Chamber of CommerceLoudoun County (VA) Chamber of CommerceLouisiana Association of Business and IndustryLouisiana Landowners AssociationLubbock Chamber of CommerceLynchburg Regional Business AllianceMacomb Area Chamber of CommerceMaine Innkeepers AssociationMaine State Chamber of CommerceManatee Chamber of CommerceMaritime Exchange for the Delaware River and BayMarshall Area Chamber of CommerceMarshalltown Area Chamber of CommerceMaryland Chamber of CommerceMaryland Retailers AssociationMason City Chamber of Commerce (Iowa)Mason Contractors Association of AmericaMassachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Producers AssociationMcAllen Chamber of CommerceMcLean County Chamber of CommerceMechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)Mesa Chamber of CommerceMetal Powder Industries FederationMetals Service Center InstituteMetro South Chamber of CommerceMetropolitan Milwaukee Association of CommerceMichigan Chamber of CommerceMichigan Oil & Gas AssociationMid-America Lumbermens AssociationMidwest Food Products AssociationMinnesota Chamber of CommerceMinnesota Grocers AssociationMissouri Cattlemen's AssociationMissouri Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMissouri Corn Growers AssociationMissouri Dairy AssociationMissouri Forest Products AssociationMissouri Pest Management AssociationMobile (AL) Area Chamber of CommerceMonmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce & Visitors CenterMonroe Chamber of Commerce (Louisiana)Montana Chamber of CommerceMontana Coal CouncilMontana Logging AssociationMontclair Chamber of CommerceMontgomery Area Chamber of CommerceMotor & Equipment Manufacturers AssociationMurrieta Chamber of CommerceMuskegon Lakeshore Chamber of CommerceMyrtle Beach Area Chamber of CommerceNAMA - National Automatic Merchandising AssociationNaperville Area Chamber of CommerceNational Agricultural Aviation AssociationNational Apartment AssociationNational Asphalt Pavement AssociationNational Association of Chemical DistributorsNational Association of Convenience StoresNational Association of Electrical DistributorsNational Association of Federal Credit UnionsNational Association of Home BuildersNational Association of ManufacturersNational Association of NeighborhoodsNational Association of REALTORS®National Association of Wholesaler-DistributorsNational Automobile Dealers AssociationNational Black Chamber of CommerceNational Cattlemen's Beef AssociationNational Club AssociationNational Confectioners AssociationNational Corn Growers AssociationNational Cotton CouncilNational Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE)National Council of Chain RestaurantsNational Council of Farmer CooperativesNational Council of Textile OrganizationsNational Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)National Federation of Independent BusinessNational Grain and Feed AssociationNational Grocers AssociationNational Industrial Sand AssociationNational Lumber and Building Material Dealers AssociationNational Mining AssociationNational Multifamily Housing CouncilNational Newspaper AssociationNational Pork Producers CouncilNational Potato CouncilNational Precast Concrete AssociationNational Private Truck CouncilNational Propane Gas AssociationNational Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRCMA)National Ready Mixed Concrete AssociationNational Renderers AssociationNational Roofing Contractors AssociationNational Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationNational Small Business Association (NSBA)National Stone Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA)National Tooling and Machining AssociationNational Utility Contractors AssociationNational Utility Contractors Association of PennsylvaniaNational Wood Flooring AssociationNational Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA)Nebraska Cattlemen AssociationNebraska Chamber of Commerce & IndustryNebraska Pork Producers AssociationNevada Manufacturers AssociationNevada Mining AssociationNew England Fuel InstituteNew Jersey Gasoline, C-Store, Automotive AssociationNew Jersey Motor Truck AssociationNew Jersey State Chamber of CommerceNew Mexico Association of Commerce and IndustryNew Mexico Cattle Growers' AssociationNew Mexico Stockman MagazineNew Mexico Wool Growers, IncNewnan-Coweta ChamberNon-Ferrous Founders' SocietyNorfolk Area Chamber of CommerceNorth American Die Casting AssociationNorth American Meat InstituteNorth American Millers' AssociationNorth Carolina ChamberNorth Carolina Manufacturers AllianceNorth Carolina Pork CouncilNorth Carolina Retail Merchants AssociationNorth Country Chamber of CommerceNorth Myrtle Beach Chamber of CommerceNorth Orange County ChamberNorth San Antonio Chamber of CommerceNorth San Diego Business ChamberNorth Shore Chamber of CommerceNortheast Equipment Dealers AssociationNortheastern Retail Lumber AssociationNorthern Kentucky Chamber of CommerceNorthern Rhode Island Chamber of CommerceNorthern Virginia Chamber of CommerceNPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting TechnologiesNTEA - The Association for the Work Truck IndustryNYS Agribusiness AssociationOceanside Chamber of CommerceO'Fallon Chamber of Commerce & Industries, O'Fallon, MOOhio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals AssociationOhio AgriBusiness AssociationOhio Cast Metals AssociationOhio Equipment Distributors AssociationOhio Forestry Association, Inc.Ohio Grocers AssociationOhio Hotel & Lodging AssociationOjai Valley Chamber of CommerceOlive Branch Chamber of CommerceOrange County Business CouncilOregon Dairy Farmers AssociationOrlando, Inc., the Orlando Regional Chamber of CommerceOshkosh Chamber of CommerceOutdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)Oxnard Chamber of CommercePA Food Merchants AssociationPA Manufactured Housing AssociationPasadena Chamber of Commerce (CA)Pasco Chamber of CommercePearland Chamber of CommercePelican Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, Harrisburg, PAPennsylvania Builders AssociationPennsylvania Cattlemen's Inc.Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and IndustryPennsylvania Forest Products AssociationPetroleum Association of WyomingPetroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA)Plastics Industry AssociationPlumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association of CaliforniaPlymouth Community Chamber of CommercePrattville Area Chamber of CommercePrecision Machined Products AssociationPrecision Metalforming AssociationPrinting and Graphics Association Mid Atlantic (PGAMA)Printing Industries of AmericaPrinting Industries of New EnglandProperty Casualty Insurers Association of AmericaPuyallup Sumner Chamber of CommerceRailway Association of North CarolinaRapid City Area Chamber of CommerceRedondo Beach Chamber of CommerceRetail Industry Leaders AssociationRoanoke Regional ChamberRobins Regional ChamberRochester Area Chamber of Commerce (MN)Roseburg Area Chamber of CommerceRutherford County Chamber of CommerceSacramento Metro ChamberSalem Area Chamber of Commerce, Salem, OhioSalem Area Chamber of Commerce, WVSalt Lake ChamberSan Diego Regional Chamber of CommerceSan Gabriel Valley Economic PartnershipSan José Silicon Valley Chamber of CommerceSC Timber Producers AssociationSC Trucking AssociationSchuylkill Chamber of Commerce, PennsylvaniaSecondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Assoc. (SMART)Service Station Dealers of America and Allied Trades (SSDA-AT)Shipbuilders Council of AmericaShoals Chamber of CommerceSierra Vista Hispanic Chamber of CommerceSilver City - Grant County Chamber of Commerce, Silver City, New MexicoSioux Falls Area Chamber of CommerceSmall Business & Entrepreneurship CouncilSNAC InternationalSociety of American FloristsSomerset County PA Chamber of CommerceSouth Baldwin Chamber of CommerceSouth Bay Association of Chambers of CommerceSouth Carolina Chamber of CommerceSouth Carolina Retail AssociationSouth Padre Island Chamber of CommerceSouth Shore Chamber of CommerceSoutheastern Lumber Manufacturers AssociationSouthwest California Legislative CouncilSouthwest Indiana ChamberSpray Polyurethane Foam AllianceSt. Cloud Area Chamber of CommerceSt. Joseph (MO) Chamber of CommerceSt. Louis Regional ChamberState Chamber of OklahomaSTI/SPFA (Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association)Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce (AZ)Talbot County Chamber of CommerceTampa Bay Beaches Chamber of CommerceTechnical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI)Tempe Chamber of CommerceTemple Chamber of Commerce, Temple, TexasTennessee Chamber of Commerce & IndustryTexas Association of BusinessTexas Forestry AssociationTexas Logging CouncilTexas Wildlife AssociationTextile Rental Services Association of AmericaThe Chamber Grand Forks/ East Grand ForksThe Chamber of Commerce serving Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington CountyThe Chamber of Medford/Jackson County (OR)The Chamber of Reno, Sparks, and Northern NevadaThe Fertilizer InstituteThe Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce (IL)The Vinyl InstituteTile Roofing InstituteTire Industry Association (TIA)Toledo Regional Chamber of CommerceTorrance Area Chamber of CommerceTreated Wood CouncilTri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce (WA)Truck Renting and Leasing AssociationTucson Hispanic Chamber of CommerceTucson Metro ChamberTulsa Regional ChamberTwinWest Chamber of CommerceU.S. Apple AssociationU.S. Chamber of CommerceU.S. Freedom FoundationUnited Equipment Dealers AssociationUnited Fresh Produce AssociationUS Oil & Gas AssociationUtah Mining AssociationUtah Valley ChamberVacaville Chamber of CommerceVermont Vehicle & Automotive Distributors AssociationVirginia Chamber of CommerceVirginia Coal & Energy AllianceVista Chamber of CommerceWashington Contract Loggers AssociationWasusau Region Chamber of CommerceWest Baton Rouge Chamber of CommerceWest Coast Lumber & Building Material AssociationWest Virginia Chamber of CommerceWest Virginia Forestry AssociationWest Virginia Manufacturers AssociationWest Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers AssociationWestern DuPage Chamber of CommerceWestern Energy AllianceWestern Equipment Dealers AssociationWesterville Area Chamber of CommerceWestmoreland County Chamber of Commerce (PA)Wetumpka Area Chamber of CommerceWhite Pine Chamber of CommerceWilkes Chamber of CommerceWindow and Door Manufacturers AssociationWine & Spirits Wholesalers of AmericaWinona Chamber of Commerce, Winona, MNWisconsin Grocers AssociationWisconsin Manufacturers & CommerceWisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete AssociationWisconsin Small Businesses UnitedWisconsin Transportation Builders AssociationWomen's Mining CoalitionWorld Floor Covering AssociationWyandot County Chamber of CommerceWyoming Mining AssociationWyoming Stock Growers AssociationYork County Economic Alliance (YCEA)Youngstown Warren Regional ChamberYuma County (AZ) Chamber of Commerce
