The Administrative State
For over 30 years as a private attorney and now as your representative, I have defended Wyoming against the administrative state. For too long, Washington, D.C. has delegated authority to unelected bureaucrats in a manner that jeopardizes our Constitution.
Administrative agencies have the power to write, enforce, and judicially review law, even though they are unelected and therefore unaccountable to the People. How this translates in Wyoming is the EPA’s ability to bring tens of thousands of dollars of fines per day against a rancher who simply cleared out an irrigation ditch on his property, or small businesses losing resources to complex regulatory compliance.
As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I have primary jurisdiction over administrative law where I am working to restore power in Congress, ensure due process, and otherwise stop the onslaught of trillions in hidden taxes that stem from annual regulatory compliance.
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 288, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) – a bill that she cosponsored. The bill would require courts to apply de novo review to all questions of law, including agencies’ interpretations of statutes and rules. In addition, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Hageman was included in the final passage of H.R. 288 which would include interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and all other agency guidance as subject to the same requirements as statutes and rules.
The House passed a bill that would require major regulations from agencies to secure approval from Congress.
The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act made it through on June 14 with 221 yeas and 210 nays.
The bill, also known as H.R. 277, can be read here.
In the hours before the vote, representatives debated multiple amendments to it.
Those who don’t think big government is coming after gas stoves should look at Tuesday and Wednesday’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Because of overt federal intent to infringe on the use of gas stoves in the U.S., Republicans introduced and passed legislation both days to prevent the Energy Department and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from using the rule-making process to curtail such an action.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 1640, the Save our Gas Stoves Act. The legislation would stop the Department of Energy from dictating the type of stove or oven that Americans are allowed to cook with in their homes.
For too long, unelected officials in the Administrative State have adopted regulations and guidance documents that cost our nation billions of dollars, all without Congressional input or approval. Congress is the body tasked with legislating in our nation, and it's time that we restore Congress' ability and right to perform it's constitutional duties.
In a move reminiscent of pages cut from George Orwell's 1984, the federal government wants to prevent Americans from buying gas stoves, with the ultimate goal of cutting off gas supplies to households completely.
Gas stoves are preferred by 38% of households and used by 75% of American restaurants due to their affordability and efficiency. Yet once again, the Biden Administration claims to know what is best for our individual lives, stripping us of the ability to make everyday decisions on our own.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule classifying all firearms with barrels under 16-inches and an attached
stabilizing, or “pistol” brace, as short-barreled rifles (SBR).
“This latest unconstitutional rule from the ATF is a blatant attempt to take away our 2nd Amendment rights and
strip away the ability to defend ourselves”, said Hageman. “Should this rule be implemented, the ATF would
Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to overturn the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (A.T.F.) rule classifying all firearms with barrels under 16-inches and an attached stabilizing, or “pistol” brace as short-barreled rifles (S.B.R.).
The Republican Wyoming Congressional delegation -- Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Rep. Harriett Hageman -- denounced the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
They called it political persecution on the part of the U.S. Department of Justice that has ignored similar issues, especially because similar charges could be levied against President Joe Biden who has had classified documents found at his residence.
The indictment was unsealed earlier today.
EXCLUSIVE - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are introducing a bill that would curb the expanded powers the White House is granted under the National Emergencies Act and give more of it to Congress.