The House passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Congress to overturn newly finalized regulations.
H.R. 115, the “Midnight Rules Relief Act,” from Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), would allow lawmakers to roll back numerous federal rules under one Congressional Review Act resolution, as long as agencies submitted the rules during the last 60 legislative days of a president’s term. Currently, CRA resolutions can only address one rule at a time.
The measure, unlikely to get traction in the Senate, would give the incoming GOP-led Congress and Trump administration sweeping power to scrap recent Biden administration regulations.
The House passed the bill by a vote of 210-201. Moderate Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was the only Democrat to support it.
