Regulatory Transactions

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), housed in the White House budget office, is often described as the most important federal agency you’ve never heard of. Its job is to evaluate, alter, delay, reject, and otherwise administer regulations making their way through the government.

So you can imagine my joy upon discovering that not one but two rules that would increase the availability of kidneys and other organs for people who need transplants are on OIRA’s docket, set to be addressed in September. These obscure rules have the potential to save thousands of lives.