Congressional review of agency regulations

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The Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 has further complicated regulatory agencies' ability to meet their stipulated goals and public responsibilities. Agencies must provide Congress and the Government Accounting Office cost-benefit analyses and other detailed information regarding proposed rules. Despite its oversight, Congress does not assume any responsibility for agency rule-making and this extra oversight may promote less transparent agency conduct.

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The 1996 revised Florida Administrative Procedure Act: a rulemaking revolution or counter revolution?

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The 1996 changes to Florida's Administrative Procedure Act essentially removed from state agencies their authority for rulemaking. Agencies may use rulemaking as a method for the general application of policy but can do so within a limited scope. These changes conceivably will allow special interests to prevail over the general social welfare.

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A taxonomy of federal agency rules

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A taxonomy of federal administrative agency rules differentiating the circumstances in which notice-and-comment procedures are and are not required for valid issuance is given. The stress is not on rules covering agency organization, but rather those covering substantive rights or standards.

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