Congressional Republicans are coming to the 60-day deadline Thursday in their rush to roll back Biden administration environmental regulations, but they might be resetting the clock in some cases.
The 1996 Congressional Review Act typically gives lawmakers 60 days to enact joint resolutions of disapproval nullifying rules. The law allows the Senate to pass the joint resolutions with simple majorities, avoiding the risk of filibuster.
But the clock starts again in a new session of Congress, as it did on Jan. 24 for the 119th Congress, according to the Senate staff, giving lawmakers 60 legislative days to act. That look-back period allows the current Congress to reverse rules going back as far as Aug. 16, 2024. Thursday marks the end of the 60-day look-back period.
