Biggs Reintroduces Bill Reining in Biden-Harris Rules Ahead of Trump's Return

Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has reintroduced the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which would allow Congress to rein in regulations implemented by the Biden-Harris Administration ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

What the Midnight Rules Relief Act does specifically is that it allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if these regulations were submitted for review during the last 60 legislative days of the final year of a President's term. Currently, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.

In other words, the bill allows Congress to prevent the federal bureaucracy from implementing last-minute regulations ahead of a new president's term all at once.

Rep. Biggs explained in his press release that the Biden-Harris Administration introduced multiple regulations that cost taxpayers $1.34 trillion in 2024 alone.

House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) further noted, "This is a staggering 45 times the regulatory costs accumulated under President Trump and almost five times the regulatory costs added under President Obama."

Moreover, Rep. Arrington condemned the outgoing President's "burdensome regulations along with his tax hikes and unbridled spending are fueling the cost of living crisis under which working Americans are suffering."

This may be why the bill passed the House of Representatives in December, which means it will not have to go through committee again now that Biggs has reintroduced it.

In his press release, the Arizona Congressman said, "In one week, President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The voters delivered a mandate in November, and Congress must equip President Trump with the tools he needs to enact the will of the American people."

As a result, he continued, "The Midnight Rules Relief Act will allow Congress to clear the deck of America Last rules and regulations imposed by the Biden-Harris regime and will prevent our economy from taking a $1.34 trillion hit."

"I urge House Leadership to quickly bring my bill to the Floor for a vote. We must advance this legislation through Congress so it's ready to be signed into law soon after President Trump is inaugurated," Biggs concluded.