The Obama Administration has failed to properly submit  a copy of proposed ObamaCare regulations to enable the Senate to perform its necessary oversight role.  HHS delivered a copy to Vice-President Joe Biden's office in November 2010 but the Vice President's office failed to deliver a copy to the Senate Parliamentarian, a fact confirmed by the Parliamentarian's office.

Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, sent a letter to the Vice-President asking him to submit the proposed regulations to the Parliamentarian.  In the letter, Enzi stated the failure to submit the regulations: “denies senators their right to file Resolutions of Disapproval and utilize procedures established under the Congressional Review Act to review new regulations.” Senator Enzi continued:  "This is especially troubling, since this rule has the potential to eliminate hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs, undermine efforts to detect and prevent health care fraud, and discourage investments that could improve health care quality and reduce costs. I was disturbed to see recent press reports indicating that that the Administration may disregard the law and not submit this regulation to the U.S. Senate. I would urge you to determine why this regulation has not been formally submitted to the Senate and take all necessary steps to rectify this problem immediately.”  

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