Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn a recent Forest Service rule. If Congress passes this joint resolution and the President signs it, the named rule is nullified and has no legal effect. The disapproval also prevents the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule in the future unless Congress enacts new legislation. This is a joint resolution, so it must be passed by both chambers and presented to the President.
The rule titled "Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions" published at 89 Fed. Reg. 92808 (November 25, 2024).
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USDA Forest Service)
Under the Congressional Review Act, Senate consideration is expedited and the resolution cannot be filibustered, so it needs a simple majority in the Senate; it must also be passed by both chambers and be presented to the President for signature or veto.
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code) to disapprove and nullify a Forest Service rule titled “Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions” (89 Fed.
Reg. 92808, Nov. 25, 2024).
If enacted, the resolution would repeal that specific Forest Service rule and prevent it from taking effect.
Very narrow and procedurally simple, increasing feasibility; however likely executive-branch opposition and uncertain chamber majorities reduce final success odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused congressional review resolution that clearly identifies and disapproves a specific agency rule, invoking the statutory mechanism in chapter 8 of title 5 and stating the immediate legal effect.
Progressive fears rollback of protections; conservatives see needed rollback of overbroad enforcement.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressive fears rollback of protections; conservatives see needed rollback of overbroad enforcement.
Likely skeptical of the resolution because it erases an executive-branch rule without public debate on its effects.
Without the underlying rule text here, progressives would be concerned this repeal could weaken protections, public-safety measures, or legal clarity on Forest Service enforcement.
They would also view aggressive use of the CRA as undermining regulatory safeguards.
Wants more information before taking a firm position.
A centrist will focus on the rule’s actual text, intended public-safety or conservation effects, and any legal or fiscal impacts.
They will weigh congressional oversight against the risk of eliminating a potentially useful enforcement tool without replacement.
Likely supportive of the resolution as a rollback of perceived federal overreach and an assertion of congressional authority.
Many conservatives view CRA disapproval as appropriate when an agency issues broad criminal prohibitions or ambiguous enforcement powers.
They will frame this as protecting property rights and preventing punitive rulemaking by unelected bureaucrats.
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Very narrow and procedurally simple, increasing feasibility; however likely executive-branch opposition and uncertain chamber majorities reduce final success odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressive fears rollback of protections; conservatives see needed rollback of overbroad enforcement.
Very narrow and procedurally simple, increasing feasibility; however likely executive-branch opposition and uncertain chamber majorities re…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused congressional review resolution that clearly identifies and disapproves a specific agency rule, invoking the statutory mechanism in chapter 8 of…
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