The CRA and Its Discontents

A recent essay claims the Congressional Review Act is a one-way deregulatory ratchet. The data and the statute say otherwise.

A version of this essay originally appeared in Notice & Comment (Yale Journal on Regulation) on September 4, 2026

A recent blog essay at the Harvard Law Review on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) demonstrates an earnest interest in the arcane corner of public policy where administrative law, statutory interpretation, and legislative procedure all pile …