Congressional Review Act

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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo federal agency rules
gptkbp:category Administrative law
Legislation of the 104th United States Congress
gptkbp:codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. §§ 801–808
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1996
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congressional Review Act
gptkbp:introducedIn 2001
gptkbp:limitation prohibits reissuing substantially similar rules
gptkbp:notableFor overturning OSHA ergonomics rule in 2001
overturning multiple regulations in 2017
gptkbp:overturnMethod joint resolution of disapproval
gptkbp:partOf Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
gptkbp:purpose to allow Congress to review and overrule federal regulations
gptkbp:reviewPeriod 60 legislative days
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Newt_Gingrich
gptkb:Harry_Reid
gptkb:Don_Nickles
gptkbp:subjectToPresidentialVeto true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_regulatory_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8