Regulatory Reform: Major Rules Submitted for Congressional Review During the First 2 Years

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the major rules submitted to Congress during the first 2 years that the congressional review provisions in the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) were in effect, focusing on: (1) how many major rules were issued during this period; (2) which agencies issued the rules; (3) how many of the rules had notices of proposed rulemaking; and (4) which regulatory statutes and executive orders the agencies commonly cite in the reports that SBREFA requires the agencies to submit.