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Henry Hyde: “If any Federal agency issues what the Congressional Review Act defines as major rules, those rules would not be allowed…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1996
If any Federal agency issues what the Congressional Review Act defines as major rules, those rules would not be allowed to go into effect for at least 60 calendar days. However, I advise my colleague that the President, by executive order, may declare a health, safety or other emergency, and that particular major rule would be exempt from the 60-day delay. I would add that the President's determination of whether there is an emergency is not subject to judicial review.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing the implications of the Congressional Review Act and presidential powers.

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