Regulatory agency

A government body authorized to create, administer, or enforce rules governing particular activities, industries, or public interests.

Rulemaking: The process by which government agencies develop and issue legally binding regulations. Agencies use rulemaking to translate broad statutory mandates into detailed requirements.
Enabling act: A law that establishes a government body or authorizes it to perform specified functions. An agency’s enabling act defines its mission and delegated powers.
Food and Drug Administration: A United States federal agency that regulates food, drugs, medical devices, and related products. It illustrates oversight of products whose safety and effectiveness affect public health.
Independent agency: An executive-branch agency designed to operate with some insulation from direct presidential control. Independent agencies contrast with departments whose leadership is more directly controlled by the president.
Regulatory capture: A condition in which a regulator advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. Capture can redirect agency decisions away from the public purposes behind regulation.
Administrative law: The body of law governing government agencies and their exercise of public authority. It sets the procedures and limits within which regulatory agencies act.
Delegated legislation: Rules made by an executive authority under powers granted by a legislature. Agency regulations derive their legal force from authority delegated by lawmakers.
Environmental Protection Agency: A United States federal agency that administers and enforces federal environmental laws. It applies regulatory authority to pollution, environmental quality, and public health.
Executive department: A major executive-branch organization headed by a cabinet secretary and responsible for a broad area of government. Departments often contain regulatory offices but have broader missions and more direct political supervision.
Cost-benefit analysis: A method for comparing the expected costs and benefits of a policy or decision. Agencies may use it to assess proposed rules, though its methods and scope are contested.

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