Politico March 29, 2024
By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Ben Leonard

With Carmen Paun

‘TOOLS IN PLACE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM’ — Left-leaning groups worry that the Biden administration won’t finalize certain health rules in time to avoid a key congressional deadline that would allow lawmakers under a new administration to overturn them.

The rules — which include setting minimum staffing levels at nursing homes, expanding anti-discrimination laws, protecting abortion data and banning menthol cigarettes — could be easy pickings for Republicans should former President Donald Trump beat President Joe Biden in November and bring a Republican Congress with him.

The Congressional Review Act allows lawmakers to easily undo rules adopted 60 days before the end of a congressional session by barring the use of a Senate filibuster. The deadline is...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, HHS, Regulations
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