Since our last update on June 17, there have been few noteworthy developments regarding Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions, which is consistent with our expectations based on the timing for the consideration and voting of resolutions, as well as the ongoing negotiations on the “one big beautiful bill.”
On June 20, President Trump signed two more resolutions into law: S.J.Res.13, targeting a rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act, and S.J.Res.31, targeting a rule by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act.
With the repeal of these two rules, Congress matched the number of CRA resolutions signed into law by Trump during his first term (16). These are likely the last resolutions that will make it to the president’s desk.
In addition to our ongoing monitoring of the situation, we will soon be releasing a comprehensive analysis of the use of the CRA by this Congress, highlighting how the law undermines scientific and economic expertise of agency personnel, as well as the democratic dimension of the process.
