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Bookmark or Share- CRA Tracker: Congressional Review Act in Recent YearsThe Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to strike down regulations issued by federal agencies. If a resolution of disapproval pertaining to a rule is passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the president, the rule becomes void and the agency that issued the rule cannot issue a rule in “substantially the same form” in ...
- The Return of the Trump Deregulatory Regime - AAFThe second iteration of the Trump regulatory regime will likely be quite vigorous from the outset. With both administration officials and Congress being more well-versed in the ways of the Congressional Review Act, a substantial number of rules finalized in the waning months of the Biden Administration is likely set for repeal relatively shortly.
- Updated: The Congressional Review Act in 2017-2018 - AAFLast year, American Action Forum reviewed successful Congressional Review Act resolutions – that is, those resolutions passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Trump. Since then, two more successful CRA resolutions have occurred. The table below is updated to include those regulations: the Arbitration Agreements rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]
- Major Regulatory Plans in Quarter One of 2024 - AAFAdditionally, even rules finalized in the second half of 2024 could be subject to recission under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). In examining rulemakings set for finalization during the first quarter of 2024, the American Action Forum (AAF) finds four dozen rulemakings that, if their final versions largely match the proposed iterations ...
- The Congressional Review Act in 2017 - AAFIn the coming days, the period of expedited review (no filibuster) for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) will expire in the Senate. That will put an end to the most expansive use of the CRA in history, with Congress and President Trump repealing 14 regulations, including three major rules. According to American Action Forum (AAF) […]
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