Each year, a government lawyer in the fields of administrative law and regulatory practice is honored at the Section’s Annual Awards Dinner with the Mary C. Lawton Outstanding Government Service Award. This year’s dinner will be held in November in Washington D.C., and it is now time to start sending in nominations for the award. Provide […]
Meet Sam Wice, the incoming Student Representative to the Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Below, he discusses his experience with administrative law and his goals for the Section. 1. Where do you attend law school and what led you to a career in law? What are your plans for after law school? I […]
The Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) issued an interim final rule to amend the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program regulations. The purpose of the rule is to “improve the health and well-being of the Nation’s children, increase consumption of healthful foods during the school day, and create an environment that reinforces the […]
The 2013 ABA Annual Meeting will be held next month in San Francisco. While you’re there, join the Section for a dinner, reception, and annual meetings. The Section Dinner will be held at Merryvale Winery on the evening of Friday August 9 from 5:30 to 11:30 pm. Then starting Saturday morning, meetings will begin at […]
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Housing and Regulatory Policy is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst (Counterparty & Portfolio). The deadline for applying is August 1, 2013. The salary range is $111,471.00 to $189,501.00. The Senior Policy Analyst will: Develop analyze, evaluate, monitor, and/or implement effective housing finance policies, procedures and guidelines, related to but not […]
On July 18, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law passed H.R. 2122 (S. 1029), the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, by voice vote. The bill will now go to the full committee. H.R. 2122 would update the Administrative Procedures Act to reform how agencies promulgate regulations. In particular, […]
On July 16, 2013, the House overwhelmingly passed, H.R. 2576, which would modify requirements regarding the availability of pipeline safety standards. On June 28, 2013, subcommittee Chairman Denham, Full Committee Chairman Shuster, subcommittee Ranking Member Brown, and Ranking Member Rahall, of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, introduced H.R. 2576. The bill would address issues related to Section 24 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and […]
Meet Brigitte Collier, the outgoing Student Representative to the Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. Below she discusses her commitment to the law, her experience as a student representative, and gives advice for law students interested in administrative law. 1. Where do you attend law school and what led you to a career in […]
The 2013 ABA Annual Meeting will be held next month in San Francisco. While you’re there, join the Section for a dinner, reception, and annual meetings. The Section Dinner will be held at Merryvale Winery on the evening of Friday August 9 from 5:30 to 11:30 pm. Then starting Saturday morning, meetings will begin at […]
The Loan Programs Office (“LPO”) of the Department of Energy (“DOE”) requests comments on a potential solicitation announcement for Federal Loan Guarantees for Advanced Fossil Energy Projects. In a press release on July 2, 2013, the DOE, as a part of President Obama’s “Climate Action Plan,” announced the solicitation for new and “advanced fossil energy […]
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking an experienced attorney to be the head of the Forfeiture Unit in the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section. The deadline for applying is July 30, 2013. The salary range is $123,758.00 to $155,500.00. The Deputy Chief of the Forfeiture Unit: Supervises and manages the work […]
Randolph May, past Chair of the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, testified at a hearing on “Improving FCC Process” before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Committee on Energy and Commerce, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. In his testimony, Mr. May supports the proposed FCC regulatory reforms contained in the Committee’s […]
On July 9, 2013, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 2122 (S. 1029), the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013. The bill would update the Administrative Procedures Act to reform how agencies promulgate regulations. During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee on Commercial and […]
On behalf of the America’s Great Outdoors Council, Secretary Jewell, of the Department of the Interior (“DOI”), formed a Federal Advisory Committee (“FACA”) to develop recommendations for the establishment of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (“21CSC”) National Council. The 21CSC is a “bold national effort” to give America’s “youth and veterans” important work “protecting, […]
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl created confusion concerning tribal sovereignty. The 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), the statute at issue, is intended to keep Native American children from being taken from their homes and typically placed with non-Native American adoptive or foster parents, in an effort to preserve […]