President Biden Signed Three Congressional Review Act (CRA) Bills on, June 30th, Reversing Three Administrative Rules, implemented near the End of Trump's Administration.

The CRA is a Federal Law, Passed in 1996, that Creates a 60-day Review Period during which Congress, by Passing a Joint Resolution of Disapproval later Signed by the President, can Overturn a New Federal Agency Rule.

The Law defines days under the CRA as days where Congress is in Continuous Session, so the estimated window to Block any End-of-Term Regulatory Activity from the Trump Administration, was between Feb. 3rd and April 4th.

Congress had until then to introduce CRA Resolutions to Block Regulatory Activity that occurred between Aug. 20th, 2020, and Jan. 3rd, 2021.

Since the Law’s creation in 1996, Congress has used the CRA to successfully Repeal 20 Rules published in the Federal Register.

Before 2017, Congress had used the CRA successfully One time, to Overturn a Rule on Ergonomics in the workplace in 2001.

In the First Four months of his Administration, Trump Signed 14 CRA Resolutions from Congress undoing a Variety of Rules issued near the End of Barack Obama's Presidency.

Congress had Repealed 16 Rules using the CRA during the Trump administration.

These CRA Bills are the First Congress has used to Reverse Regulatory Actions taken by a Republican President:

S.J.Res.13: Reversed a Trump-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Rule that Changed what Information the Agency would Share with Companies accused of Discrimination.

S.J.Res.14: Reversed a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Methane Rule and Restored Methane Emissions Standards set during the Obama Administration.

S.J.Res.15: Reversed a Trump-era U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Rule that Changed Regulations governing Banks that give Money to Third Parties to Lend to Borrowers.

Signing these Bills brings the Total Number of Rules Repealed by Biden, under the CRA, to 20.










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