{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://goodlatte.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=713", "Goodlatte Praises Passage of Bill to Stop Midnight Rules", "2016-11-17", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Robert Goodlatte", "G000289", "goodlatte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement upon the House\u2019s passage of the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 5982) by a vote of 240-179:\u201cPresident Obama\u2019s regulatory agenda has already cost hardworking Americans hundreds of billions of dollars over the last eight years. Now, the president expects Americans to cover an additional burden of at least an estimated $113 billion in new regulatory costs imposed during the final months of the Obama Administration. \u201cThe new regulations President Obama intends to force upon the American people are partisan, costly, and overly broad. These regulations are in the fast lane for approval, without sufficient transparency or the proper time for the American people to comment and have their views taken fully into account. The practice of midnight regulation does a disservice to the American people, and today\u2019s action by Congress stops abuse of this practice.\u201dBackground: The Midnight Rules Relief Act creates a rapid-response method for Congress to overturn an outgoing presidential administration\u2019s attempts to impose major regulations without the transparency and scrutiny expected in normal regulatory implementation. The bill specifically amends the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow Congress to overturn multiple midnight rules and empowers Congress to more quickly stop midnight rules which are truly problematic \u2013 such as those that defy the message sent by the voters or those that have been poorly designed in the haste of the midnight rule period.VIDEO: Congressman Goodlatte speaks on the House floor in support of the Midnight Rules Relief Act.Click here to learn more about the bill.", 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": ["http://goodlatte.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=713"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.22903473675251, "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"}