The mandatory notice-and-comment policy established by the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (APA) is largely overlooked by the American public despite its importance to the federal rulemaking process, especially as it relates to the current administration. The notice-and-comment policy has been influential in judicial review in cases such as Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (1983), Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter & Paul Home v. Pen