Republicans, who served in Congress for the first 100 days, repealed seven regulations by President Biden, mostly energy-related rules, they said they burdened producers and raised prices for consumers. [emphasis, links added]
The Knicks rules include:
- The Environmental Protection Agency rules impose methane emissions fees on what Republicans say are oil and gas facilities, hindering domestic energy production.
- One requires new oil and gas leaseholders outside the shelf to submit archaeological reports before starting offshore drilling production.
- Two energy sector rules that require higher energy efficiency standards for gas water heaters, walk-in coolers and freezers.
“House Republicans are using the Congressional Review Act to support President Trump in eliminating the damage to the American energy war by the Biden administration.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said after the chamber’s rollback action.
Republicans also canceled some of the cryptocurrency and financial regulations enacted by Mr. Biden.
Republican-run Congress will hopefully work harder to carry out more Biden-era regulations in the Knicks (Nix). Legislators have a time limit to use expedited procedures in the Congressional Review Act to remove the rules of the executive branch.
This deadline will change according to the final determination of the rules.
After this, the CRA's measures to revoke Biden's rules can still be voted, but lose their privileged status, allowing them to go quickly in the Senate and pass without the threat of fillib.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, released a list of Biden administration regulations on Oct. 10, which the Republicans will prioritize.
Congress has passed a common resolution from Mr. Scalis' priority list of AX AX 5 regulations, two of which have not been included.
Three other CRA measures, including two on Mr. Scalise's target list, have passed the House but still need to clear the Senate.
President Trump has signed three CRA measures, while the other four passed by Congress have not been officially sent to him.
The first regulations on the oil and gas industry were signed in March.
One person cuts EPA's methane emissions fees.
The fees enacted by the Democratic Inflation Reduction Act encourage the oil and gas industry to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with revenues of $900 per ton of methane emissions in 2024 and up to $1,500 per ton of methane emissions in 2026.
Republicans want to repeal the basic law as part of their party budget settlement bill, because getting rid of the rules does not guarantee future governments won’t resurrect the expenses.
Mr. Trump also signed legal measures to abolish the requirements for archaeological reports before drilling out the shelf. …Sniper…
Two CRA measures still need to be removed, which still need to be dispatched to the President for signature.
This includes the repeal of regulations regarding the two energy sectors of gas water heaters and walk-in coolers and freezers.
House Republicans also passed CRA measures to abolish consumption restrictions on commercial refrigerators and freezers, as well as certification, labeling and enforcement requirements for 20 products, including dishwashers, washing machines, central ACs and heat pumps.
The two resolutions need to be cleared from the Senate before they go to Mr. Trump to sign. Congressional Republicans may be waiting to transmit all four device-related measures together. …Sniper…
Senate aides told the Washington Times that three House CRA resolutions will vote on Senate actions before the expiration of its privilege window in May.
These include the above two equipment-related measures and legislation to determine the emission standards set by EPA rules for rubber tire manufacturing.
Two CRA measures in Mr. Scalise's target list have not been taken in either conference hall, including the removal of internal departmental regulations on equipment used in high temperature offshore drilling environments.
Mr. Scalise, the number one EPA rule on his hot list, grants California a waiver to seize federal air emission standards for cars and trucks.
But Senate members ruled that California’s Clean Air Act exemption is not subject to the Congressional Review Act because a California law granted California the power to regulate its pollution about 60 years ago.
Read the full post in The Washington Times
