Graves Introduces Bill Adding Accountability, Oversight to the EPA

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U.S. Representative Sam Graves yesterday introduced a bill to add accountability to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and halt all regulations coming out of the agency. Graves' bill, the Stop the EPA Act, would fundamentally change the way the EPA operates and is overseen by Congress.

"From seizing control over private property to rewriting standing law, the EPA has gone too far," Rep. Graves said. "Unelected bureaucrats at the agency have too much power and not enough accountability."

"What's worse, many of the same regulations they are forcing on this country are the same policies that have been rejected by Congress," Rep. Graves continued. "The Stop the EPA Act will give Congress the opportunity to review all regulations and bring some much needed oversight to the process."

The Stop the EPA Act will require Congress to approve all regulations with an economic impact over $50 million. Any regulation not approved by Congress would be nullified entirely. The bill would also stop all prior and current regulations until they are able to be reviewed.

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