house Bill H.R. 469
Sunshine Act: Making it Harder For Agencies to Adopt Regulations Through “Sue-and-Settle” Arrangements
Argument in favor
This bill would put a stop to “sue and settle” tactics that allow federal bureaucrats to implement regulations while sidestepping the transparency afforded in the normal rulemaking process through public comment periods.
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We need to limit the power of government and the independence of bureaucrats.
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Government decisions that impact the people should be made and carried out with complete transparency.
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Any additional burdens should be on the hovernment. Regulations by their nature restrict personal freedoms, and making it hard for the gov't to limit or abridge them is for the publics betterment. We have learned that bureaucrats lose sight of commonsense quickly with regulations such as the attempt to call wet puddles in back yards as wetlands.
Argument opposed
This bill is a solution in search of a problem that imposes burdensome requirements on agencies and courts that delays litigation aimed at requiring federal agencies to fulfill their regulatory obligations.
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Agencies should be able to make regulations based on scientific evidence and what’s in the best interest of consumers and the environment. Anyone who says they’re opposed to this notion should check their conscience.
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Will the majority of today’s Republican Party not rest until all of us who aren’t wealthy, white, nor corporations are dead? The destruction of the federal government has been sold by corrupt and profoundly impaired people through propaganda and out right lies for the destruction of the entire middle-class and lower-class. Are there enough robots to replace the hard work all of us do who are not wealthy? No! We, the people, need every protection we can get.
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Anything so glibly named by this Administration should be suspect. Sunshine for Who? The Devil is in the Details, folks...Wake Up!
We need to limit the power of government and the independence of bureaucrats.
Agencies should be able to make regulations based on scientific evidence and what’s in the best interest of consumers and the environment. Anyone who says they’re opposed to this notion should check their conscience.
Will the majority of today’s Republican Party not rest until all of us who aren’t wealthy, white, nor corporations are dead? The destruction of the federal government has been sold by corrupt and profoundly impaired people through propaganda and out right lies for the destruction of the entire middle-class and lower-class. Are there enough robots to replace the hard work all of us do who are not wealthy? No! We, the people, need every protection we can get.
Government decisions that impact the people should be made and carried out with complete transparency.
Anything so glibly named by this Administration should be suspect. Sunshine for Who? The Devil is in the Details, folks...Wake Up!
The public at large is tired of their “OFFICIALS” voting for Corp that already abuse the system ment to protect THE PEOPLE.
This is just another way Republicans are trying to stifle the ability of our federal agencies to do their jobs and implement regulations that need to be implemented. Everything from environmental regulations to consumer protections could be delayed under this legislation. Republicans need to let the federal government do its job and stop trying to obstruct every regulation that needs to be on the books.
We need to stop corporations from attacking the only power in our society that prevents (sort of) the rich from enslaving the poor — the government. It’s our check and balance against wealthy power.
Any additional burdens should be on the hovernment. Regulations by their nature restrict personal freedoms, and making it hard for the gov't to limit or abridge them is for the publics betterment. We have learned that bureaucrats lose sight of commonsense quickly with regulations such as the attempt to call wet puddles in back yards as wetlands.
Another attempt to weaken judiciary by restricting rule changes resulting from court actions. Stop attacking the judiciary
Ii would love to have another working class Joe like myself explain to me how they came to believe profiteers are to be trusted to have our best interests at heart when nothing about humanity in contemporary times, or in the entire history of human civilization for that matter, suggests this rose-colored ithinkiIng anything but uniforrmed blather.
This bill appears to be the complete antithesis of GOP values of fiscal responsibility. It adds multiple layers of red tape for victims to complete. It also appallingly ignores that legislative branches central responsibility to
Regulations protect the public more often than harming them. The current Congress should know this by now; many were around long enough to know why they were established in the first place.
Whenever a bill has a happy, innocent name, you know it's evil and they're trying to obscure. See: patriot act
This bill is being cosponsored by only Republicans, and the craziest Republicans, in fact. Word of advice: Never trust a bill that only Republicans are supporting.
Agencies already have incredible power, they should not be allowed to abuse it. Sue and settle is not only an abusive tactic, but it makes the law less predictable which is bad for everyone. There is already a formal rule making process for agencies and the formal process is not too burdensome. Agencies are given incredible power, so much power that I would have thought it unconstitutional. If agencies are going to enjoy the powers of the legislative, judicial, and executive branch, they should at least be limited to the formal notice-and-comment rule making procedures when making law.
Most of these agencies shouldn’t even exist, yet they’re constantly passing regulations that We The People must obey or pay consequences. The executive branch has essentially usurped the power of the legislative branch all in the propagandist name of “best for the people and/or environment”. ABSOLUTELY NO LAW OR REGULATION should be passed in a republic without transparent debate and the requisite votes in its congress. When that ceases to happen, then we have lost the republic. When that ceases to happen, we move closer to tyranny.
Transparency is vital to maintain a free society. Back room deals are not transparent.
This is an attempt to choke out our voices when we disagree with a government agency. Are they planning to notify every citizen of the timeline deadline or how to use this system? For that matter, will government agencies even be forthcoming about what they are doing? I have ZERO trust for the Republicans! They are SNEAKILY taking our money & giving it to the rich, ignoring science in every department and eliminating the middle class!
Allowing public intervention between matters of individuals or tribes and the state is just another delay tactic to keep those people from getting justice. Consent decrees are primarily used for settlement when a federal agency needs a directive in order to force them to comply with the law. Frankly that shouldn't even be up for public debate.