Regulatory and Legal Reform
Unnecessary regulations and excessive red tape prevent us from reaching new levels of achievement and make it harder for small businesses to compete. We need regulatory and legal reforms that unleash our industry and supports the work of men and women nationwide.
Mexico, Canada Tariffs Paused
February 4, 2025pause three separate executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to add new levies on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, President Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed Monday morning to “immediately supply” 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to the border. The announcement about the tariffs on goods from Canada came following…
The Regulatory Rollback Begins
January 22, 2025imposed a freeze on new and in-process regulations. The freeze pauses any rules from the outgoing Biden administration that have been proposed but not finalized, finalized but not sent to the Federal Register or sent to the Federal Register but not published. The executive order also recommends that agencies delay the effective dates of any…
Biden Drilling Ban Sets U.S. Back
January 7, 2025Associated Press). Why it’s a problem: The moratorium could prove harder for Trump to undo than other 11th-hour moves by Biden. That’s in large part because of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which gives U.S. presidents the right to block drilling in certain areas but not the right to reinstate it. However, Congress could…
NAM to Biden Treasury: Don’t Finalize Overreaching Rules
January 7, 2025told the agency at the end of 2024. In December, the NAM laid out the legal issues endemic to Treasury’s proposals, identifying both substantive and process-related issues that undermine each action. The submission builds on manufacturers’ comments to the agency on the proposals themselves: The NAM said in August told the agency that the related-party…
