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| http://brat.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=286 | House Votes for Relief from Last-Minute Regulations | 2016-11-17 | 2016 | 2016-11 | Republican | House | VA | David Brat | B001290 | brat.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5982, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, to increase oversight of the overreaching regulations that are often issued during a president’s final months in office:"With this bill, we are beginning to peel back the mountains of regulations that have had disastrous consequences for millions of Americans. The Obama administration has made a habit of creating burdensome rules and regulations through executive action that had disastrous economic consequences. The first five years the Obama Administration added 17,522 pages of regulations. No administration, Republican or Democrat, should have that legislative authority. From the overtime rule, to the Waters of the United States rule, the fiduciary rule, the joint-employer rule, and many, many others, businesses have been crushed, jobs lost and the United States economy become stagnant. This bill grants much-needed regulatory relief that will help millions of Americans and small businesses.”A midnight rule or regulation is one that is issued by the executive branch just before an outgoing president leaves office in an effort to push through their final priorities. The Midnight Rules Relief Act amends the Congressional Review Act to allow joint resolutions of disapproval of "midnight regulations" en bloc. The joint resolutions could include regulations that were submitted to Congress for review within 60 days prior to the departure of an outgoing administration. Under current law, Congress may only disapprove regulations one at a time.Over the last eight years, the Obama administration has used new regulations without Congressional approval, many of which cost over $100 million per year."The impact of these rules and regulations on small businesses cannot be understated. I will continue to promote policies that create jobs and spur economic growth by reducing regulatory burdens," said Rep. Brat.Rep. Brat has a 100% score with NFIB, America's leading small business association.### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |