CRS: Congressional Review Act Eyed As Possible Tool To Erase 'Midnight' Rules By Obama Administration

By Amy Lotven / May 2, 2016 at 6:19 PM
Congress' research arm says some lawmakers are looking anew at a rarely used parliamentary tool, the Congressional Review Act, as a potential way for a new Congress and president to overturn regulations issued in the final months of the Obama administration. Federal rules issued after May 16 could fall into the danger category. “With a change in the occupancy of the White House taking place in 2017, some in Congress are paying renewed attention to a parliamentary mechanism that might...


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