‘Dirty Bundle’ of Regulatory Bills Threatens Vital Safeguards for Americans

Earthjustice opposes a 'dirty bundle' of three US legislative bills (the Regulatory Accountability Act, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, and the REINS Act) that it claims would dismantle federal protections for clean air, water, and worker safety by increasing regulatory burdens and granting Congress excessive power to repeal agency rules.

• The Regulatory Accountability Act aims to hinder the federal rulemaking process by adding over 70 new steps and requiring agencies to prioritize the least costly rules for industry over public benefit, potentially overriding laws like the Clean Air Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act.
• The Midnight Rules Relief Act seeks to allow the repeal of numerous public safeguards established in the previous 12 months, potentially affecting 50 major agency rules, 200 significant rules, and over 1,000 additional rules.
• The REINS Act would require any major government agency rule to be approved by Congress within a narrow timeframe; if not approved, the rule would be automatically repealed after 70 days and could not be revisited until a new Congress is sworn in.

APA

Earthjustice (2017). ‘Dirty Bundle’ of Regulatory Bills Threatens Vital Safeguards for Americans. https://earthjustice.org/article/dirty-bundle-of-regulatory-bills-threatens-vital-safeguards-for-americans

Chicago

Earthjustice. ‘Dirty Bundle’ of Regulatory Bills Threatens Vital Safeguards for Americans. 2017. https://earthjustice.org/article/dirty-bundle-of-regulatory-bills-threatens-vital-safeguards-for-americans.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Earthjustice |title=‘Dirty Bundle’ of Regulatory Bills Threatens Vital Safeguards for Americans |date=13 January 2017 |url=https://earthjustice.org/article/dirty-bundle-of-regulatory-bills-threatens-vital-safeguards-for-americans |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2017dirty, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{‘Dirty Bundle’ of Regulatory Bills Threatens Vital Safeguards for Americans}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/dirty-bundle-of-regulatory-bills-threatens-vital-safeguards-for-americans}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }