About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (September 22, 2022)

handle is hein.crs/goveiwp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ aResearch Service President Biden Nominates OIRA Administrator September 22, 2022 On September 2, 2022, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Richard Revesz as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OIRA is best known for its role in reviewing federal regulations. Since 1981, OIRA has reviewed most agencies' regulations before they have been issued. OIRA also plays an important role in implementing federal regulatory policy. This Insight provides a brief history of OIRA and describes its current role in federal regulatory policy. It then provides information on Senate consideration of past nominations to the position of administrator. In addition to its regulatory activities, OIRA oversees matters related to information policy, statistical policy, and privacy. For more information about those functions, see CRS Report RS21665, Office of Management and Budget (OMB): An Overview, coordinated by Taylor N. Riccard. Overview of OIRA Congress established OIRA (pronounced oh-eye-ruh) within OMB in the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1980. The PRA established OIRA to oversee and enforce government-wide efforts to reduce the federal paperwork burden. To achieve that goal, the PRA tasked OMB and OIRA with reviewing and approving federal agencies' collections of information-for example, government surveys, tax forms, and regulatory reporting requirements. Congress created an administrator, who was originally to be appointed by the OMB director, to head OIRA. In 1986, however, following some disagreements over regulatory policy between the Reagan Administration and Congress, Congress made the position subject to Senate advice and consent. The position was filled by a Senate-confirmed appointee for the first time in 1988. OIRA's History and Role in Reviewing Regulations OIRA's responsibilities were greatly increased in early 1981 when President Reagan issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12291, which required most federal agencies-other than independent regulatory agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission-to submit their regulations to OIRA for Congressional Research Service https://crsreports. congress.gov IN12020 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most