Sixty Years Since the Administrative Procedure Act: Necessary Improvements

Congress has a diverse array of proposed regulatory reforms vying for attention, from targeted reforms aimed at providing relief to small businesses to broad-based reforms of the rulemaking process. Though the proposals are diverse, they have a clear, shared objective: solving more problems at a lower cost with fewer regulations.

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University invites you to a Regulation University presentation with Dr. Jerry Ellig, senior research fellow, on what causes regulatory “decision-making in the dark” today, and what cornerstone reform can start us on the path of objective, informed decision-making about regulation.

The program will:

• Describe what regulatory analysis is and how agencies underutilize it today.
• Explain how regulatory impact analysis can inform regulatory decision-making if it is properly done and used.
• Outline the value of improved regulatory impact analysis to Congress and the courts.