{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://reed.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1127", "Reed Guards Against Big Government", "2016-11-17", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Tom Reed", "R000585", "reed.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Reed Guards Against Big Government \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington, DC,\r\n        November 17, 2016\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Tom Reed continued his effort to rein in big government regulations by supporting a new proposal which prevents the federal bureaucracy from enacting last minute regulations at the end of any Presidential administration. We care about helping those have been impacted by thoughtless, big government regulations. They hurt our small business owners and our farmers and we must stand together to push back on this overreach, said Reed. It's only right that we making sure Americans are spared from unintended consequences.\r\rThe Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016, which passed the House earlier today, prevents federal agencies from rushing through the regulatory process during the lame duck period of a Presidential administration, ensuring strong Congressional oversight of the regulatory process.\r\rCongress already has the ability to block rules established by federal agencies through disapproval resolutions, but this bill allows them to block all the rules with one vote.\r\rSimilar to legislation, disapprovals resolution must be considered by both chambers of congress and signed by the President to take effect.\r\rThe bill now goes on to the Senate for further consideration.\r\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://reed.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1127"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1337629295885563, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}