A Regulatory Surge in April 2024
In April 2024, federal agencies broke records by issuing an unprecedented number of significant final rules
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The Congressional Review Act (CRA) establishes procedures for Congress to overturn final rules issued by federal agencies. After an agency's rule is reported to Congress, members of Congress have 60 days to introduce a joint resolution disapproving of the rule. When signed into law, these resolutions of disapproval (RDs) overturn the rule in question and bar agencies from issuing a "substantially similar" rule. The CRA offers two unique mechanisms: the Senate "fast-track" procedures and the "lookback" period. For an in-depth discussion of these mechanics and more, see our Regulatory Insight A Lookback at the Law: How Congress Uses the CRA.
The CRA's lookback provision gives Congress an additional chance to review rules issued in the period starting 60 working days before the end of a session of Congress through the beginning of the subsequent session of Congress.
Commentary:
Will History Repeat Itself? Forecasting CRA Use in a Second Trump Administration. Steve Balla and Sarah Hay, May 3, 2024. What policy areas are most likely to be challenged if Trump wins a second term in the 2024 presidential election?
A Lookback at the Law: How Congress Uses the CRA. Sarah Hay, February 13, 2024. The CRA establishes procedures for overturning final rules issued by federal agencies. How does the CRA work? And how has Congress used the CRA since its inception in 1996?
A Regulatory Surge in April 2024
In April 2024, federal agencies broke records by issuing an unprecedented number of significant final rules
Will History Repeat Itself? Forecasting CRA Use in a Second Trump Administration
What policy areas are most likely to be challenged if Trump wins a second term in the 2024 presidential election?
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