House Passes Bill to Streamline Congress’s Ability to Undo Biden-Era Regulation

‘This bill allows us to streamline the process and repeal multiple burdensome regulations at once rather than one by one,’ said Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.).

House Speaker-elect Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks after winning the house speaker election during the first sitting of the 119th Congress in Washington on Jan. 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Feb. 12 that would increase the powers of Congress to undo regulations pushed through in the final year of the Biden administration.

Dubbed the Midnight Rules Relief Act, the bill would extend powers already provided to Congress by the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which permits both chambers to pass joint resolutions to repeal regulations passed in the last 60 days of the previous Congress.