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Committee adopts Small Business Regulatory Flexibility improvements over Democratic objections
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee approved HR 421, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute; Democrats warned it would give large companies new grounds to delay or challenge health and safety rules.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to report HR 421, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Sponsors said the bill strengthens consideration of small‑business impacts in federal rule‑making; opponents said it would empower large corporate interests to delay public‑health and safety rules.
Representative Klein (Virginia) described the bill as a…
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