In the closing months of the Biden Administration, bureaucrats pushed through a staggering 1,500 new regulations, costing American taxpayers and businesses an estimated $1.3 trillion.
Congressman Nick Begich III said today that House Resolution 77, the “Midnight Rules Relief Act,” is critical legislation in that it streamlines the congressional review process and ensures Congress can roll back these 11th-hour rules, thereby preventing outgoing administrations like President Joe Biden’s from burdening the American people with job-killing regulations.
“This bill is about accountability. The Biden Administration knew its radical agenda wouldn’t pass through Congress, so they rammed through a mountain of regulations in their final days. These midnight rules hurt Alaska’s industries—our fishermen, miners, energy producers, and small businesses—all of whom are now forced to navigate costly, unnecessary red tape. Congress shouldn’t have to waste time unraveling a flood of last-minute overreach when we should be focused on securing America’s future,” said Congressman Begich, upon voting for the resolution.
By streamlining the Congressional Review Act process, HR77 allows Congress to repeal harmful midnight rules in one legislative package rather than individually.
Many of these 1,500 last-minute regulations rolled out under Biden directly impact Alaska, stifling resource development, raising energy costs, and making it harder for businesses to grow and thrive, he said.
From NPR-A to federal land withdrawals and excessive permitting requirements, the regulations threaten jobs and economic opportunities across the state, Begich said.
Congressman Andy Biggs of Arizona was the prime sponsor of the measure, and encouraged the Senate to move quickly to pass his resolution.
“Today’s passage of Midnight Rules Relief Act will make it easier for Congress to check the unelected bureaucrats who feverishly wrote new federal rules before the end of the Biden Administration. In 2024 alone, the Biden Administration imposed more than 1,400 new rules at $1.34 trillion in regulatory costs. Many of these rules are out of step with the mandate the American people gave us in November, and the tools provided under this Act will allow them to be swiftly addressed., he said.
The Midnight Rules Relief Act will allow Congress and President Trump’s Administration to follow through on our promises to rein in the out-of-control bureaucracy and return power to the American people and those they elect, Biggs said.
“I urge the Senate to quickly take up this legislation so it can be signed into law by President Trump. I look forward to working with my colleagues—in both the legislative and executive branches—to break down the massive administrative state that was propped up by Joe Biden and his cronies,” Biggs said.
Great Job Nick(!), keep up the good work.
These bureaucrats that pushed this crap need flushed.
Boy am I relieved that Peltola is history, a brief but bad nightmare, and that Begich holds this seat.