70 key Hill staffers packed a briefing yesterday on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) hosted by Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, as Congress scrambles for legislative tools to restore and create private sector jobs.  

“America needs jobs, and taking on the tsunami of regulations spawned by this Administration is one of the best ways to create them,” says Carter.  “And the best part is that killing red tape costs the taxpayer nothing.”
Legislative staffers were briefed by Carter; Congressional Research Service experts Maeve Carey,   Chris Davis, and Vanessa Burrows, and Eric Ueland.  Ueland was the staff author of the CRA in 1996 under former U.S. Senator Don Nickles (R-OK).

The CRA allows Congress to block any major new regulation within 60 legislative days of an agency filing the rule through a resolution of disapproval.  While the resolution must be passed by both houses and signed by the President to become law like any other bill, the CRA waives the Senate 60-vote cloture rule if just 30 Senators co-sponsor the bill, mandating 10 hours of debate and a stand-alone floor vote on the resolution.  

Contact: John.Stone@mail.house.gov; (202) 225-3864
U.S. Rep. John Carter
31st District of Texas
409 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515