The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs May 17 advanced a number of bills that could have significant impacts on the future of energy regulation in the future.
Four of the bills— the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, and the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act—passed largely on party-line votes. One regulation focused bill, the Early Participation in Regulations Act, enjoyed broad bipartisan support.