Thursday, June 11, 2020

Trump signs executive order to create 'Bill of Rights' for businesses during pandemic

From Just the News.com (May 19):

As the country grapples with record unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown, President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to use emergency authorities to quickly identify regulations that can be rescinded or temporarily waived to spur job growth.

The executive order includes a “Regulatory Bill of Rights," putting the onus on rule-makers to be circumscribed and transparent in how they go about enforcing violations.

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The executive order also asks agencies to accelerate the rule-making process, which in some instances could shave years off regulatory deliberations.

The executive order's "Fairness in Administrative Enforcement and Adjudication," states that "The heads of all agencies shall consider the principles of fairness in administrative enforcement and adjudication listed below, and revise their procedures and practices in light of them, consistent with applicable law and as they deem appropriate in the context of particular statutory and regulatory programs and the policy considerations identified in section 1 of this order." [read more]

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