HHS Moves to Undo Trump’s Retrospective Review of Agency Rules

The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday moved to withdraw or repeal a last-minute Trump administration rule that would have caused health regulations to expire if they weren’t reviewed every 10 years.

The HHS released a proposal that would do away with the rule, (RIN 0991-AC24), which was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 19, one day before President Joe Biden took office. Under the rule, the HHS would have had five years to assess regulations that are more than 10 years old, and the department could have extended that deadline one time per regulation, for up ...