The Senate has overturned a CFPB “guidance” document that was for all intents and purposes a regulation. This repeal was effected by the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) which allows the Congress to overturn regulations within 60 days of the later of the regulation being sent to Congress or being published […]
Archives for 2018
04/18/2018
04/13/2018
Oversight Victory: Tax Regulations Now Subject to OMB Review
In a major win for oversight and constitutional governance, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) and the Department of the Treasury have scrapped a decades-old agreement that exempted many IRS tax regulations from independent review and oversight. In its place, the agencies have set up a new […]
04/12/2018
CoA Institute Calls for EPA Watchdog Investigation into the Use of Unauthorized Electronic Messaging and Web-Based Email Apps on Agency Devices
Washington, D.C. – Cause of Action Institute (“CoA Institute”) wrote yesterday to the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) to request an investigation into the unauthorized use of electronic messaging and web-based email applications on agency-furnished and taxpayer-funded mobile devices, including iPhones and iPads. CoA Institute’s request […]
04/4/2018
Sixth Circuit Should Follow Supreme Court’s Precedent and Recognize Limits of Anti-Injunction Act
Today, Cause of Action Institute filed an amicus brief in CIC Services, Inc. v. IRS in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. At issue in the case is whether the Anti-Injunction Act prohibits courts from reviewing whether the IRS complied with the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) when […]
04/4/2018
Investigation Update: EPA Employees Used a Range of Messaging Apps and Other Non-Work-Related Programs on Agency-Issued Mobile Devices
Shortly after President Trump took office, Politico reported that a small group of career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) were using an encrypted messaging application, called “Signal,” to discuss ways to prevent incoming political appointees from implementing the Trump Administration’s policy agenda. The use of Signal at the […]