Published: July 2024

Coalition supports the Stop Corporate Capture Act

Coalition: Coalition for Sensible Safeguards

The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards wrote to House leadership to express strong support for the Stop Corporate Capture Act (HR 1507), which would codify Chevron deference into law and protect regulatory agencies’ ability to protect the public.

The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, of which Consumer Action is a member, wrote to House Speaker Johnson and Democratic Leader Jeffries to express strong support for the Stop Corporate Capture Act (HR 1507). The legislation would codify Chevron deference into law in order to prevent fallout from the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the longstanding legal precedent. “Chevron deference,” coined after a landmark case involving the Chevron corporation, calls for the court to defer to a government agency’s interpretation of a statute when it is not unreasonable to do so, rather than substitute the court’s own interpretation for that of the agency. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference, Congress must act to codify the long-standing legal precedent so that government agencies’ ability to do their jobs is not undermined and the judiciary does not usurp power that Congress delegated to the regulatory system.

Lead Organization

Coalition for Sensible Safeguards

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