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, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Seventh Amendment Restoration Act which is designed to secure Americans’ right to a jury trial as protection against federal agency use of administrative law courts (ALCs). Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of ALCs violated a defendant’s right to a jury trial, and Rep. Hageman’s legislation would further solidify this decision by requiring its government-wide applicability in response to the Biden-Harris Administration arguing otherwise.
The country is mere days away from a new presidential administration, and from Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman’s view, the tone up on Capitol Hill is one of enthusiasm, optimism and excitement as the 119th Congressional session builds up momentum.
Washington, DC – On the opening day of the 119th Congress, Rep. Hageman introduced her first bill of the new session, the First Amendment Accountability Act, the next step in her fight against the weaponization of the federal government against the American people. This bill would empower Americans to sue federal employees who violate their First Amendment rights.
A new law, the Corporate Transparency Act, would be about to crush small-business owners, invade their privacy and violate their constitutional rights, had it been allowed to take effect as intended on New Year’s Day. It’s a bad law that was smuggled into an unrelated defense bill in 2020 under the cover of Covid-19. Although a federal court has enjoined its enforcement, Congress should take no chances and repeal it immediately.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to protect Wyoming’s energy industry and jobs from the federal government’s continued weaponization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Congresswoman Hageman’s bill automatically disqualifies certain decisions from being classified as “major federal actions” under NEPA to ensure that new coal, critical mineral, and fluid mineral leases are not subject to disproportionately onerous NEPA requirements.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman-elect of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), appointed Congresswoman Harriet Hageman to chair the Article One Task Force. In this role, Congresswoman Hageman will lead efforts to restore Congress's constitutional authority and combat executive overreach, building on the Loper Mandate established by the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference doctrine.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Harriet Hageman cosponsored the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which passed in the House today. This legislation is designed to strengthen congressional oversight and prevent federal bureaucrats from rushing through a flood of regulations during the final year of a presidential term. It also empowers the incoming majority to swiftly overturn the onslaught of last-minute regulations imposed by outgoing administrations.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Harriet Hageman called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide immediate transparency and accountability regarding the surge of unidentified, unmanned aerial system (UAS) sightings near sensitive military sites and across the country, including reports from Wyoming.