A Congressional Research Service memo released last week found that regulations submitted to Congress after May 30, 2016, would be subject to review under a little-used tool called the Congressional Review Act.
With control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, the GOP has said one of its first priorities will be rolling back regulations affecting labor, finance, the environment, higher education and other policy areas. Republican leaders are examining multiple options to do so, including the Congressional Review Act. The act would provide an expedited path for reconsideration of agency regulations by Congress.
The rule has been used one time in 20 years -- in 2001 to block a Department of Labor ergonomics regulation issued by the Clinton administration. The memo released last week identifies nearly 50 Obama administration regulations that would potentially be eligible for disapproval under the Congressional Review Act in the next Congress.
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