Published: September 2023

Opposition to amendments that would strip agencies’ powers to protect consumers

In a letter to Senators Murray and Collins, allies strongly opposed any amendments to the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that include provisions that would thwart necessary rulemaking to protect consumers.

Allied organizations wrote to U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Susan Collins to urge the lawmakers to oppose Senate Amendments 1121, 1126, 1128 and 1142 to the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Under these amendments, agencies such as the Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and others within the jurisdiction of the Act could not enforce a “major” rule—a rule with a large economic impact—unless both houses of Congress affirmatively approved it. These agencies’ non-controversial rules would be subject to new, unnecessary delays, and could potentially even be blocked. Such a change to the regular legislative process would do nothing to improve protections for the American public, but instead would benefit only those corporations that wish to game the system and evade standards. Congress should be searching for ways to ensure that federal agencies are able to enforce laws designed to protect Americans—not putting up roadblocks to sensible safeguards. 

Lead Organization

Coalition for Sensible Safeguards

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