This week in regulation

The House returns from a week away, and the Senate will also be in town for a week chock full of hearings and events focused on federal regulation.

This week’s cheat sheet:

On Monday morning, the Supreme Court is expected to announce opinions, which could include a handful of cases with major implications for regulations and the limits of executive branch power – including the closely watched National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning and Texas v. Environmental Protection Agency.

Also Monday, the Cato Institute is holding a policy forum looking at the real world impacts of the ever-expanding federal regulatory code. The event, entitled “Mugged by the State: When Regulators and Prosecutors Bully Citizens,” will be live streamed here at noon.

On Tuesday, The Hill is hosting a policy forum entitled: “Healthy America: Sunscreen Innovation and Skin Cancer Prevention Policy” looking at FDA regulations and approval processes. Headlining the event at the Newseum will be Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), an author of the Sunscreen Innovation Act, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a co-sponsor of the bill. The event will be streamed here.

The House Natural Resources Committee will delve into regulations governing domestic energy production with a hearing entitled, “Oil and Gas Activities within Our Nation’s Wildlife Refuge System.” Witnesses have not been announced.

The House Transportation Committee will hold a hearing to take stock of the 2011 A Review of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration chief Cynthia L. Quarterman is among those scheduled to testify. 

The House Financial Services Committee and chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) will put the Financial Stability Oversight Council under the microscope with a hearing entitled, “Examining the Dangers of the FSOC’s Designation Process and its Impact on the U.S. Financial System.”

On Wednesday, the Financial Service’s panel’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hear testimony from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials subpoenaed as part of the subcommittee’s ongoing investigation into allegations of discrimination and retaliation at the agency.

Meanwhile, the panel’s Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will review legislation regarding regulatory relief and accountability reforms at the CFPB.

At noon, Cato is hosting a policy forum on Obama administration actions – or lack thereof – entitled Suspending the Law: “The Obama Administration’s Approach to Extending Executive Power and Evading Judicial Review.”

The Hill’s reporters will endeavor to cover these and other issues throughout the week, so check back here early and often for the latest. And send any comments, complaints or regulatory news tips our way, via bgoad@digital-staging.thehill.com or tdevaney@digital-staging.thehill.com.