Article I gives Congress power to disapprove regulations—why did Trump sign 16 Congressional Review Act resolutions in 2025 to wipe out Biden regulations?

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The Congressional Review Act (1996) lets Congress nullify new regulations within 60 legislative days by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, which the president must sign. When party control flips, the new president signs CRA resolutions to wipe out the prior administration's rules. Trump signed 16 CRA resolutions in 2017 (a record) and 16 more in early 2025, killing Biden's SEC climate disclosure rule, DOL overtime expansion, and EPA methane standards. Once a CRA resolution passes, agencies cannot issue substantially similar rules without new statutory authority.

Article I gives Congress power to disapprove regulations—why did Trump sign 16 Congressional Review Act resolutions in 2025 to wipe out Biden regulations?

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