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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) joined Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) in launching a working group to reclaim legislative authority from administrative agencies and restore it to Congress.

“The Constitution is clear: decision-making powers lie with the democratically-elected members of Congress, not unelected bureaucrats,” said Lummis. “For far too long, the Chevron doctrine gave this administration carte blanche, empowering President Biden’s agencies to pander to its far-left base and drown the people of Wyoming in a sea of regulations. In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, I am partnering with my colleagues to take the necessary steps to restore legislative powers to the people and finally put these runaway agencies back in their place.”

The Post-Chevron working group will meet regularly to assess the impact of the Loper Bright decision and determine how best to limit what they see as unlawful exercises of power by administrative bodies. The group will also explore ways for the Senate to more effectively legislate on matters traditionally left up to agency deference.

Senator Lummis and her colleagues are sending oversight letters to 101 agencies that have published more than 50 final rules since 2000. These agencies include the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Transportation.

In these letters, senators will request information on ongoing rulemaking, civil enforcement actions, adjudications by these agencies, and how the Loper Bright decision impacts those actions moving forward. This effort aims at enhancing congressional oversight over these entities.