A bipartisan majority of the House has approved legislation to overhaul the federal rulemaking process.  The “Regulatory Accountability Act” (H.R. 185) was approved by a vote of 250-175, and would require advance notice of major proposed rules and require federal agencies to choose the least-costly rules that meet legal objectives.  Similar legislation passed the House last year, but was not considered in the Senate.  President Obama has threatened to veto the legislation if it passes the Senate, claiming that the measure would “impose unnecessary new procedures on agencies and invite frivolous litigation.”