Chevron Doctrine

House GOP Leaders Plan to Put Pressure on Communications Regulators, Post-Chevron

Republican lawmakers have opposed many Biden administration telecom policies.

Jake Neenan

Jul 18, 2024 — 2 min read

Photo of House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2024 – House Republicans are leveraging the Supreme Court’s reversal of Chevron deference to put more pressure on the Federal Communications Commission as the agency pursues rulemakings unpopular with GOP lawmakers.

“Given the Biden administration’s record of agency overreach, we are compelled to underscore the implications of Loper Bright and remind you of the limitations it has set on your authority,” GOP lawmakers wrote to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Thursday.

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