GOP Request To Stall New Rules: Post-Election Business As Usual On Capitol Hill
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
House Republican leaders' request that federal agencies halt rulemaking until Trump's inauguration was not unexpected and their request tracks with the president-elect's priority for trimming regulations. "I think it was really a move to stop the administration from trying to legislate by fiat," says NPA chief Daniel Fabricant.
You may also be interested in...
After 10 Years, Congressional Supplement Caucus Sustains Momentum
At its start in 2006 and for a few subsequent sessions, the caucus wasn't well known and receiving the Administration Committee's acknowledgement that it was an authorized congressional membership group wasn't routine. Returning members had to renew their membership with each session, too.
Freedom Caucus Hit List Includes Antibacterial Soap, Supplement Label Rules
The caucus of 36 conservative Republicans lists 200 rules passed during the Obama administration, or the that president established through executive orders, that it recommends striking altogether or changing to lessen industries' regulatory burden.
FDA Guidance Makes Vinpocetine Compliant Despite Ban Proposal – NPA
NPA CEO Daniel Fabricant says some vinpocetine product marketers don't realize the ingredient's status as an active moiety of a botanical long used in the food supply, a knowledge gap obscures that FDA is using an extra-regulatory procedure to remove vinpocetine.