Central ND News

Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota has expressed her support for H.R. 77, known as the Midnight Rules Relief Act. The legislation aims to enhance Congressional authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) by allowing multiple last-minute regulations from an outgoing administration to be overturned with a single vote.

Fedorchak highlighted the number of rules issued by President Biden in the final months of his administration. "President Biden issued 1,406 rules during the last five months of his administration alone. His last-minute regulatory spree circumvented Congress, the elected representatives of the people," she stated. "The Midnight Rules Relief Act reins in bureaucratic overreach and puts power back where it belongs—with the American people."

Under current CRA procedures, Congress must pass a separate joint resolution for each rule it wishes to disapprove, which can slow down efforts to manage agency regulations and maintain accountability within the administrative state.

"Undoing this avalanche of new regulations would tie up Congress for months if we had to consider them one by one. The Midnight Rules Relief Act will help provide the regulatory relief our families and businesses desperately need," Fedorchak added.

The House passed the Midnight Rules Relief Act with a narrow vote of 212-208. The bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration.