Today, at a press conference in National Statuary Hall, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) joined Speaker Paul Ryan and members of the Task Force on Restoring Constitutional Authority to unveil an initiative to restore the separation of powers and Congress’ unique constitutional role.  

The Restoring Constitutional Authority Task Force report released today outlines a plan to simplify and clarify legislation, hold agencies and bureaucracies to the letter of the law and prevent excessive regulations. This is the fourth plank of “A Better Way,” a bold agenda to tackle some of our country’s biggest challenges.

During the event, Bishop outlined how the executive branch routinely exploits vaguely worded language in legislative text. Stressing the importance of Congress enacting clear and more specific laws, Bishop outlined a number of proposals within the report that serve to limit the abuse of executive authorities.

“We will self-police ourselves with this document so no longer will we have language that gives carte blanche to the agencies. We will establish what the parameters will be. We will put in language that will insist that there is coordination between the agencies and local governments so locally elected officials by the people can have their voice also being heard,” stated Bishop. “If we don’t do this, if we don’t insist that the rules and regulations have to be reviewed with us before they are implemented, not after, if we don’t do that, people are going to be harmed. And if we do it, citizens are going to be empowered. That’s the goal with this document. It is a better way.”

Click here to view the full report.

Click here to learn more about “A Better Way.”