Now that the Senate has passed the three disapproval resolutions, the House is confronted with a critical decision as to whether it will address the Obama Administration’s environmental overreach.

Why Congress Must Take Back Authority to Address Burdensome Environmental Regulations

By News on the Net Daren Bakst——Bio and Archives--November 20, 2015

Congress has a chance to reassert itself against regulatory overreach.

The Senate has passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolutions that would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineer’s water rule, and two EPA greenhouse gas rules targeting electric power plants. The ball is now in the House’s court. Under the CRA, Congress is provided an expedited process to rescind rules through resolutions of disapproval. If enacted into law, a disapproval resolution prohibits the agency from issuing a rule that is in “substantially the same form” as the one that was repealed. More...

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