Mr. Chairman, if Congress is effectively to rein in the runaway administrative state, a crucial part of the plan must be to overturn, legislatively, the doctrines of judicial deference to agencies' interpretations of the statutes and…

Mr. Chairman, I include in the record a list of organizations supporting H.R. 5. I urge my colleagues to support this important amendment. Agricultural Retailers Association, Washington, DC, January 11, 2017. To All Members of the U.S…

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to…

Mr. Chairman, I just want to say that title I of the bill contains several key requirements for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OIRA, to put out high-quality, governmentwide guidelines that all agencies can follow. These…

I thank the gentleman for his amendment. Title III of the bill contains important reforms to make sure agencies finally take seriously Congress' directive to write rules with flexible accommodations for small businesses, the source of most…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I support his amendment. Title I of the bill contains critical reforms to the rulemaking process first introduced in the 112th Congress. In one sentence, one could say that these…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana, and I support his amendment. Mr. Chairman, many of the reforms in title I of the bill focus on assuring better decisionmaking and cost control for major rules-- typically, those that impose more than…

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for the time. I support his amendment. Agency guidance is a crucial part of our regulatory system--flexible because not legally binding, but needed so regulated entities can understand how best to comply…

Mr. Chair, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 37. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Cicilline The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, it is a new day in America. For 8 years, the Obama administration has brought us one thing in response to the Nation's need for recovery from hard times--failure. Bold…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H.R. 5. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ratcliffe), a member of the Judiciary Committee and the chief sponsor of two of the measures contained here.

Mr. Chairman, at this time it is my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Knight).

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) who is the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Colonel Howard Merritt Steele, Jr. Colonel Steele was the epitome of a soldier. He loved his family, his country, his God, the Army, and West Point. He attended the prestigious Peekskill…

Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition to this amendment and in strong opposition to the Regulatory Accountability Act. This bill is another thinly veiled mechanism for the majority to attack agency rulemaking with which they disagree. This…

On behalf of the children of the Commonwealth of Virginia I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.

I have been critical of the tenor of some of the President-elect's comments about the workforce and the professionalism of the IC.