Washington D.C. – In a bipartisan move, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) has thrown her support behind two Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolutions aimed at challenging regulatory measures proposed by the Biden Administration. Expressing concerns over what she perceives as burdensome regulations impacting American workers and economic growth, Senator Britt underscored her stance against what she termed a “partisan political agenda” prioritized over job creation.
The first resolution, introduced by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.Dak.), targets the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) November 2023 greenhouse gas finalized rule. This rule, according to Senator Britt and her colleagues, imposes requirements on state transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas emissions on highways and establish declining targets without explicit congressional authorization.
The joint resolution passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 53 to 47 and now awaits consideration in the House of Representatives. Senator Britt, alongside Senator Cramer and a multitude of bipartisan cosponsors, advocates for the nullification of this regulation, emphasizing the need for congressional oversight and consensus-building in regulatory matters.
