GOP Lawmakers, Attorneys General Want More Expansive Congressional Review Act
The Sixth Circuit ruled in August the FCC could reinstate parts of previously nullified rules.
The Sixth Circuit ruled in August the FCC could reinstate parts of previously nullified rules.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2025 – A court battle is brewing over the power of a regulatory agency to revive a regulation that Congress has voted to nullify under a law called the Congressional Review Act.
A group of two dozen Republican lawmakers, along with 22 GOP attorneys general and several conservative legal foundations, are eager for judges to revist a recent decision that said agencies could do so.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in August upheld an Federal Communications Commission order expanding its data breach rules, finding that a 2017 Congressional action blocking a larger package of rules did not bar the agency from bringing back a part of that package.
Because of the impact that future plants pose to current ratepayers, state regulators want proof that proposed data centers will actually get built.
Supporters say the deal could expand broadband investment, onshore customer service jobs, and improve employee wages.
The company said it would seek a waiver to use the terrestrial spectrum for satellite service.
Verizon is asking Supreme Court to resolve a split between the D.C. and the Second Circuits, on the one hand, and the Fifth Circuit, on the other.
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