White House officials will aim to speed up their sign-off on pandemic-related rules by months as part of an effort to quickly implement the second-biggest economic stimulus in U.S. history.
Agencies should expect the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the regulatory arm of the White House, to take at least five days to approve urgent regulations connected to the $1.9 billion stimulus Congress passed in March, wrote Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a Monday memo. The team will need at least three weeks for less urgent rules, and will work ...