"Republicans Use Reconciliation To Target Agency Rulemaking" [1]
"Legislation released Monday contains language similar to the “REINS Act” and would affect environmental rulemakings."
"House Republicans are looking to use their massive party-line bill to strip federal agencies of their power to unilaterally approve all major rules.
The House Judiciary Committee’s portion of the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill, unveiled Monday and up for markup Wednesday, contains language that would require any “major rule that increases revenue” to be approved by the House and Senate before taking effect.
Such language could have sweeping implications for federal agencies’ independent rulemaking process. It could empower congressional majorities to reject rules they oppose and allow partisan rifts to effectively sideline regulations affecting everything from energy production to financial services."