We must limit regulation powers of the executive branch and maintain a vibrant business environment, so all businesses, no matter their size, can thrive.
Limit the executive branch's regulatory power and preserve a vibrant business environment where businesses of all sizes can thrive.
Occurrences
Evidence
Spartz (R-IN) – Amendment No. 49 – Removes costly, overreaching emissions mandates on farm equipment that drives up expenses for farmers and consumers. Y 215, N 213.
Rep. Spartz’s amendment to exempt large farm tractors, combines, and sprayers from unreasonable EPA emissions standards passed the House on a bipartisan basis and was included in the final passage of the Farm Bill.
Assessments
Spartz materially advanced a concrete deregulatory measure by offering an amendment to remove or narrow emissions mandates for major farm equipment, and the amendment passed the House during her current federal term. That aligns with the promise to limit executive regulatory power and reduce burdens on businesses, especially farmers and related businesses. However, the promise is broad, and the evidence shows House passage or inclusion in a House-passed Farm Bill rather than final enactment into federal law or a comprehensive reduction of executive regulatory power. This supports partial credit, not full delivery.