By Benjamin Goad, THE HILL
Legislation unveiled Tuesday would establish a temporary federal commission aimed at pruning the government’s increasingly dense thicket of federal regulations.
Unlike a flurry of regulatory reform bills that have cruised through the GOP-dominated House in recent months, only to stall in the Senate, this plan has a measure of Democratic support.
The Regulatory Improvement Act, introduced by Reps. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) and Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) is based on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. BRAC reviewed and recommended military facilities for closure and is seen by some as a successful model for bipartisan cooperation.
Companion legislation sponsored by Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) was introduced in the Senate.