The House Judiciary Committee advanced its portion of the massive budget bill last week, and the legislation includes a provision that would be the “most significant regulatory reform ever,” according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, which Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., first introduced in 2015, aims to reverse the administrative state’s capture of lawmaking authority from Congress. “Alphabet soup” executive agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency issue far more rules than Congress, but the REINS Act would require every major regulation to be passed by both the House and the Senate, as if it were a law.
“The REINS Act would be the most significant regulatory reform ever enacted,” Cruz told The Daily Signal in a statement Tuesday. “It would ensure that any regulation…
