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Is the Once in, Always in Policy Finally Dead?

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EPA’s controversial “Once in, always in, Rule” (Once in Rule) was recently rescinded under the Congressional Review Act, a statute which gives Congress the authority to overturn agency rules if such action is taken within...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Standing for Regulatory Challenges in Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2025, issued a 7-2 decision in Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA, clarifying when stakeholders have standing to challenge an agency action based on market effects rather than direct...more

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California Vehicle Waiver: Congressional Review Act Showdown

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The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), enacted in 1996, allows Congress to disapprove federal regulations promulgated by government agencies within 60 legislative working days after the rule is submitted to Congress. In order...more

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California Attempts To Catch a "Waive": State Leads 10 Others Suing Trump Administration Over Revocation of Vehicle Emission...

On June 12, President Trump signed three joint resolutions passed by Congress, ostensibly under the authority of the Congressional Review Act ("CRA"), to revoke three Clean Air Act waivers the Environmental Protection Agency...more

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Congressional Review Act: How Congress Can Rescind the Former Administration's Guidance on the Environment, Climate, and Energy

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On January 30, 2025, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana proposed a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at rescinding the recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Guidance on Carbon Credits ("the Guidance"). The...more

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Senate Votes to Reject California’s Ban of Gas-Powered Cars

On May 22, the Senate approved three House-backed Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that overturned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waivers, which had effectively imposed a de facto ban on gas-powered cars in...more

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Trump signs resolution voiding CFPB large nonbank supervision rule

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President Trump has signed a resolution nullifying the rule implementing the CFPB’s power to supervise large nonbank financial services providers of general-use digital consumer payment applications....more

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President Trump Signs Resolution Nullifying CFPB Overdraft Fee Rule

On May 9, President Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the CFPB’s final rule restricting overdraft fees at large financial institutions. The rule, originally finalized under the Biden administration,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Overdraft and Digital Payment Rules Repealed by Trump Administration

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President Donald Trump on May 9, 2025, signed into law measures to eliminate two CFPB rules established under the Biden Administration. The first rule repealed was the CFPB's Overdraft Rule, one aspect of the Biden...more

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President Trump Signs Congressional Review Act Resolution Overturning CFPB Overdraft Rule

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On May 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs announced that President Trump signed into law Chairman Tim Scott’s (R-SC) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, effectively overturning the...more

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Trump signs resolution nullifying CFPB overdraft rule

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President Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying the CFPB’s controversial overdraft rule. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Up in the Air: Challenges to California's Clean Air Act Preemption Waiver

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When it comes to regulating motor vehicle emissions, California has long been different. California was the first state in the nation to enact tailpipe emission standards and as result of its "pioneering" efforts in the...more

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Congress overturns two CFPB rules via congressional review

On April 9, the House of Representatives passed two resolutions that it received from the Senate, overturning two CFPB rules from the Biden administration. The House considered S.J. Res. 18, disapproving the CFPB’s final rule...more

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The State of the CFPB During a Fraught Transition Period: Part II

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It has been a little over two months since President Donald Trump returned to office, and since then, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been in flux—to put it mildly. As of this writing, it is unclear...more

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The Clock Is Ticking for Republicans to Use the Congressional Review Act

Congress has approximately one month to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undo qualifying Biden Administration-issued regulations. According to an updated analysis by Bloomberg Government, the estimated period to...more

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CFPB Plans to Reopen Section 1071 Small Business Lending Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has revealed its intention to make changes to the small business loan data collection and reporting rule (1071 Rule) in light of continued opposition from financial institutions...more

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Republicans Invoke the CRA to Repeal Chopra-Era Rules

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The Republican-led Congress has invoked the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in attempts to revoke final rules that former CFPB Director Chopra issued toward the end of Biden’s Administration....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

GOP Senators Moving to Invoke the Congressional Review Act Over Biden-Era Rules

The CFPB is facing pushback from the U.S. Senate over two final rules issued under the Biden administration: one expanding oversight of nonbank digital payment providers and another limiting the reporting of medical debt....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Rollback of DeFi Reporting Regs Advances Through Congress

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On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed joint resolution S.J.Res.3, disapproving the DeFi broker reporting regulations Treasury finalized at the end of the Biden Administration. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of March 3: Trump Addresses Congress

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, House Republicans were able to coalesce in dramatic fashion to pass a budget resolution that creates a process to combine President Trump’s tax policy and other...more

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House Leadership Announces Priorities for Congressional Review Act Action; No TSCA Rules Are in the Top Ten Targets

Much has been written about the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which Congress can use to repeal qualifying federal agency actions. The CRA was enacted as part of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996...more

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House Republicans may start Congressional Review Act process to nullify overdraft rule

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House Republicans appear ready to start the Congressional Review Act (CRA) process to attempt to repeal the Biden Administration’s controversial overdraft rule....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Trump Administration Transforms U.S. Policy on Digital Assets

The Trump Administration has embarked on a fundamental shift on how the United States approaches digital assets—in marked contrast with the Biden Administration's policies—likely changing the prospects of the crypto market in...more

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Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders: Key Impacts and Advisory for Businesses

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an array of wide-ranging Executive actions. Wiley has established a multidisciplinary Executive Order (EO) response team that is tracking and analyzing developments in real time....more

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Strategies for Navigating the Rule Revocation Process under the Congressional Review Act and Executive Branch Mechanisms

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The Congressional Review Act (CRA) provides an expedited process by which Congress can adopt a resolution of disapproval that overturns agency rulemakings, guidance, and similar decisions. At the start of the first Trump...more

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