Senate and House Republicans Make Strides to Repeal Over a Dozen Biden-Era Regulations to Advance Trump’s America First Agenda

Washington – In a seismic victory for President Trump’s America First Agenda, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today released the following statement on Senate and House Republicans’ efforts to reverse over a dozen of Joe Biden’s nonsensical regulations using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) – a legislative tool allowing Congress to strike down federal rules and regulations with a simple majority vote.

“While the Biden-Harris administration tried to suffocate our nation’s businesses and families with nonsensical regulation after regulation, Senate and House Republicans are tearing down these barriers to unleash American prosperity,” said Senator Marshall. “I am committed to continue working with my colleagues to ensure these CRAs allow us to boldly deliver on President Trump’s promises.”

Among the 13 burdensome Biden-Harris-era regulations that were targeted, Senate Republicans have slashed red tape to unleash American energy, end costly green new scam mandates, strengthen digital finance, and expand personal freedoms. These actions deliver on President Donald Trump’s America First agenda by reducing consumer costs, protecting privacy, and empowering businesses.

Promise Made: Unleash American Energy

Promise Kept:

• S.J.Res. 11 – Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era rule that prevented offshore oil and gas drilling because of the presence of “shipwrecks and cultural resources.” 
  • Why It Matters: By overturning this regulation, we can unleash American energy through expanded production capacity off American shores.
  • Status: Passed and became law on March 14, 2025.

• S.J.Res. 31 – Tailpipe Emissions and Area Pollution
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era rule that requires sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to comply with certain major source emission standards under the Clean Air Act.
  • Why It Matters: By eliminating it, we’re lessening regulations and letting American industry flourish without the heavy and misguided hand of activist government bureaucrats holding it back.
  • Status: Passed the Senate but has not yet passed the House.

Promise Made: End the Green New Scam

Promise Kept:

• H.J.Res. 24 – Walk-in Coolers and Freezers
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era regulation that defines “walk-in coolers” and “walk-in freezers” as refrigerated spaces smaller than 3,000 square feet, which would have increased costs and regulations on manufacturers and restaurants.
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• H.J.Res. 42 –Appliance Energy Efficiency
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era Department of Energy (DOE) rule that would have increased the cost of basic appliances.
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• H.J.Res. 75 –Energy Standards for Freezers and Refrigerators
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era DOE rule that attempts to amend energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, that would have increased the cost of basic appliances. It would also have put financial constraints on any business that uses these appliances, such as restaurants, grocers, and more.
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• H.J.Res. 20 – Gas Powered Water Heaters
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era rule that would have placed restrictions and regulations on gas-powered water heaters, which would have resulted in increased costs of tankless water heaters and reduced choice in the market.
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• H.J.Res. 35 – Waste Emissions Tax for Energy Producers
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that implemented a Methane Tax on American energy producers, which would have resulted in higher costs passed onto consumers.
  • Status: Passed and became law on March 14, 2025.

• H.J.Res. 61 – Rubber Tire Manufacturer Emissions
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era EPA rule that attempted to add emissions standards to rubber tire manufacturing, including them in the hazardous air pollutant (HAP) regulation requirements, which would have resulted in higher costs passed onto consumers.
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• Why They Matter: By passing resolutions to overturn these six specific rules, we’re preventing increased costs from being invariably be passed onto consumers, removing burdensome regulations that could harm businesses large and small, and allowing American families to have more choice in the market and keep more of their hard-earned money.

Promise Made: Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Digital Finance

Promise Kept:

• S.J.Res. 3 / H.J.Res. 25 –Crypto IRS Reporting Requirements
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era rule that mandates that brokers submit information returns and provide payee statements detailing the gross proceeds from digital asset transactions they carry out for their clients.
  • Why It Matters: With the elimination of this rule, the private financial information of American citizens is further protected. 
  • Status: Passed and became law on April 10, 2025.

• S.J.Res. 18 – Overdraft Fee Regulations
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns an overreaching Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that limited overdraft fees.
  • Why It Matters: Overturning this ensures that banks and financial institutions can negotiate their own relationships with customers with limited government interference. 
  • Status: Passed and became law on April 10, 2025.

• S.J.Res. 28 – Digital Payment Providers
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a burdensome and overreaching Biden-era CFPB rule that would have threatened Americans’ privacy interests.
  • Why It Matters: The rule, if left intact, could stifle innovation and impose undue burdens on digital payment providers like Venmo or PayPal. 
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

• S.J.Res. 13 –Bank Merger Application Review
  • What It Does: This resolution overturns a Biden-era rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would have made more stringent the government’s review of bank mergers.
  • Why It Matters: Overturning this rule will allow American financial institutions to make decisions that work best for their customers. 
  • Status: Passed the Senate but has not yet passed the House.

Promise Made: Eliminate Burdensome Regulations

Promise Kept:

• H.J.Res. 60 – Regulations for ATV Usage
  • What It Does: This resolution will make minor changes to a Biden-era regulation that will result in improved management of motorized uses in the Orange Cliffs Special Management Unit, including:
    • Prohibiting the use of ORVs and street-legal ATVs on an 8-mile segment of the Poison Spring Loop located on Route 633 proceeding north to Route 730.
    • Eliminating the superintendent’s authority to potentially allow ORVs and street-legal ATVs on the upper portion of the Flint Trail.
  • Why It Matters: By improving this regulation, we will give Americans greater freedom to traverse the great outdoors, without the government needlessly telling them how to do it. 
  • Status: Passed, but not yet signed by the President.

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