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US House of Representatives to Consider Clean Energy Package

This week, the House of Representatives is set to consider H.R. 447, the House Clean Energy Package. Over 150 amendments were offered on the package and today, the House Rules Committee will meet today decide which of those amendments to consider on the House floor. Depending on the outcome of the House Rules Committee meeting, … Continue Reading

US Congress Considers Law That Would Overturn Chevron Deference

Earlier this year, Senate and House Republicans introduced the “Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016.”  On July 12, 2016, the House passed the bill by a vote of 240-171, largely along party lines. The legislation would fundamentally alter a cornerstone of administrative law: Chevron deference.  Chevron deference describes a doctrine articulated by a unanimous US Supreme Court in its 1984 decision, Chevron USA, … Continue Reading
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