Biden HHS Postpones Trump’s Retrospective Review of Agency Rules

The Health and Human Services Department Thursday postponed 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 final rule (RIN 0991-AC24) that delays the Trump rule until Sept. 22. The Trump rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 19, 2021, one day before President Joe Biden took office, and its effective date had already been pushed back once before to March 22.

Under the rule, the HHS would have five years to assess existing regulations that are more than 10 years ...