A new bill, the 'Midnight Rules Relief Act', aims to give Congress greater authority in overturning regulations established in the waning days of an administration. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, would expand the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow for permanent reversal of regulations, preventing future administrations from enacting 'substantially similar' rules.
in each chamber and the signature of the president. But each must be considered individually under the Congressional Review Act , with a 60-day “lookback” window that limits its reach.
“This is about setting up the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration for success to execute on the mandate that they were all just given,” said Brittany Madni, the executive vice president of the Economic Policy Innovation Center, aThis is not the first time Republicans have attempted to expand the Congressional Review Act. The House passed a version of Biggs’ bill twice in anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump taking office in 2017.
At the same time, EPIC has been working through the “technical details” of how to get the legislation past the Senate parliamentarian. Any legislation included in a reconciliation package must not run afoul of the Byrd Rule, which requires that all provisions have an impact on the deficit. Still, Republicans see the CRA as a way to counteract a wave of late rulemaking by the Biden administration. In his final months, the president has submitted regulations covering home safety standards, environmental pollutants, and more.a review by George Washington University’s Regulatory Studies Center. Of those, 31 have an estimated annual impact of at least $200 million.The last time Trump entered office, the limiting factor was time on the Senate floor.
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