The executive branch
Congressional Review Act
A 1996 law letting Congress cancel a new agency rule by joint resolution within roughly 60 legislative days, with no Senate filibuster.
In full
Under the CRA, agencies must submit new rules to Congress before they take effect. Congress then has a window to pass a joint resolution of disapproval on a simple Senate majority (the CRA bars filibusters). If the President signs it, or Congress overrides a veto, the rule dies and the agency may never issue a 'substantially similar' one without new authorization.
Also written as: cra, resolution of disapproval
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