Among its other elements, HR 3606 would curb regulations (including many disclosure requirements) for public companies that have been public for less than five years or have less than $1bn in revenue.
Many of the industry's titans are going all out to elect Mr. Romney, who has promised to open up more land and coastline to oil and gas drilling, end wind and solar power subsidies and curb regulations that discourage burning coal for electricity.
He has presented a plan to open up more land and coastline to oil and gas drilling, grant speedy approval to the Keystone pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to the United States, end wind and solar power subsidies and curb regulations that discourage burning coal for electricity.
Trump has proposed tax cuts worth $4.4tn and wants to curb government regulation and take a tougher stance on negotiating trade deals.
The Senate is expected to vote this week on three proposals — two of which come from Democrats — to curb some regulations.
There were proposals to curb environmental regulations, withdraw financing for space exploration, end the practice of rounding up wild horses, prohibit assistance to countries that oppose the United States in the United Nations, prevent members of Congress from naming programs after themselves and to cut money for the study of Asian carp.
Republican measures to curb environmental regulations or tighten welfare rules, for example, could find some Democratic support.
Efforts to curb financial regulations have come up against particularly intense opposition in the Senate, and according to The New York Times, the financial industry also spent more than $100 million last year on lobbying, as politicians and regulators finalized new financial regulations.
Overly aggressive debt collections by hospitals would be curbed under regulations proposed by the Department of the Treasury last month.
