Republicans Find a New Way to Target Obama’s Rulemaking Legacy
- House to vote on legislation to overturn agency guidance
- Policy on discriminatory auto-lending to serve as test case
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GOP lawmakers relied on an obscure law to overturn 14 Obama-era regulations in the Trump administration’s early months. Now they’re seeking to use the same authority to expand their attack on rulemaking, down to the memos circulated by agencies.
Republicans are moving to void the bulletins, letters and other guidances that agencies issue to help individuals and companies comply with a regulation. As soon a Tuesday, the House is expected to pass and send President Donald Trump legislation repealing a 2013 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance meant to discourage discriminatory auto-lending practices.