Democratic bill seeks to reverse Supreme Court ruling on federal agency power
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading an effort to effectively undo a court ruling from last month that overturned the 40-year Chevron precedent.
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators plan to introduce legislation Tuesday that would effectively overturn a Supreme Court ruling last month that imposed new limits on federal agencies when they issue regulations about a wide variety of issues, including the environment and consumer protection.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will introduce a bill that would restore the previous standard under which federal agencies had some leeway to interpret the law when they issued regulations under statutes that are ambiguously written. It has the backing of nine other Democratic senators, as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
"Giant corporations are using far-right, unelected judges to hijack our government and undermine the will of Congress,” Warren said in a statement Tuesday.
The legislation, she said, would “bring transparency and efficiency to the federal rule-making process” and “make sure corporate interest groups can’t substitute their preferences for the judgment of Congress and the expert agencies.”
It is the first piece of legislation about the issue to be introduced since the Supreme Court ruling; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., previously introduced a House measure.
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