Amending the REINS Act to close Biden's OIRA loophole | Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
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Amending the REINS Act to close Biden's OIRA loophole

June 15, 2023

The REINS Act is sound, sensible legislation. Yet even a good bill like the REINS Act can be undermined as long as loopholes around it exist.

My amendment, which passed by voice, ends President Biden's executive order that grants exceptional leeway to his administration to determine what counts as a "major rule"; by preventing the Administrative State from shifting the standards for consideration, we will ensure greater transparency, less governmental abuse, and more Congressional approval of executive actions.