Senate Republicans are waiting for their House counterparts’ strategy on border and tax reform to be determined. They plan to use the Congressional Review Act in a lightning-fast war against the regulations that the Biden Administration implemented over the last six months.

Senate GOP leaders have said that their top priority is to confirm the cabinet nominees of President-elect Trump. They will then move quickly to pass Congressional Review Act resolutions (CRA) to overturn a variety of Biden-era regulations.

They must act fast on the deregulation front, because they have a strict deadline to introduce a joint resolution that disapproves of Biden’s era rules.

In 2017, Republican legislators introduced 67 resolutions to disapprove of regulations that were implemented by President Barack Obama in Trump’s first term in office. Trump signed into law 16 of these resolutions in 2017.

In the coming weeks, Republican lawmakers hope to replicate that attack on Biden’s regulations. However, the main problem is which regulations to focus on given the limited Senate floor-time.

John Cornyn, R-Texas, said: “It is a very target-rich environment.” “I believe the most important thing for us is to have a sort of internal discussion, and prioritization.

He said, “It would have been nice to see some early successes.”

Filibustering of joint resolutions that disapprove of Biden’s rulemaking is not allowed in the Senate. However, Republican senators must act within 60 days to avoid the usual procedural hurdles.

If Senate Republicans pass the resolutions within the first sixty days of the 119th Congress, they are filibuster proof. These are the calendar days that the Senate is in sessions. The special procedural protection ends after this window.

The new GOP controlled Congress can implement rules that have been finalized since last summer.

To overturn the Biden rule, disapproval resolutions need to be approved by both the Senate as well as House of Representatives and then signed by Trump after he has been sworn in.

John Thune, Senate Majority leader (R-S.D.), told The Hill Tuesday that “we’re discussing what some of the eligible CCRAs might be.” The Hill reported Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

The Senate Republican staff has compiled a 60-rule list that would be repealable, according to them.

These include regulations that set a safety standard on nursing pillows, require a phase-down of hydroflurocarbons, prohibit the sale or purchase of fake consumer reviews and establish recordkeeping and report requirements for ozone depleting substances.

Ted Cruz, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee (R-Texas), has highlighted an IRS rule that was finalized in December and requires brokers to report gross profits from cryptocurrency sales as well as other digital assets.

Cruz said that the regulation was “an attempt to undermine pro-crypto policy of the Trump Administration and Republican Congress”.

GOP aides are promoting a new rule which would allow Qatari citizens and holders of passports to visit the United States without a visa for up to ninety days, either for business or tourism.

Qatar has been under fire in recent weeks after sending hundreds of millions to Gaza in recent years, which is controlled Hamas. CNN reported in 2018 that Qatar started making monthly payments to Gaza.

The country played a key role in mediating between Israel and Hamas.

The Congressional Review Act allows for the repeal of anti-money laundering regulations for real estate agents, announced in August by the Treasury Department.

A regulation finalized by Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN) in late August could be up for repeal. It adds investment advisers to definition of “financial institutions” to comply with anti-money laundering policy.

John Barrasso, Senate Republican Whip (R-Wyo. ) GOP lawmakers are juggling many priorities, but they added that repealing Biden Administration rules within the next few month will be a top priority.

He said that the top priority was to confirm some members of President Trump’s Cabinet on Inauguration day.

Barrasso said that Republicans are eager to repeal Biden’s regulatory initiatives as soon as possible before the 60 day window expires.

As you may know, the Congressional Review Act has a time[line] of 60 days. He said that he was confident that Trump would sign all the bills that we could pass, and that we could get through both the House and Senate.

“There is a list, and we will prioritize them.” “You can expect to see the CRAs. You will see them,” said he.

Trump on Capitol Hill

Trump will meet with Senate Republicans in the afternoon on Capitol Hill to discuss the future. Shelley Moore Capito, chairwoman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (R-W.Va.), will host the meeting.

The Republicans’ immediate challenge will be to decide which rules they wish to attack first.

Mike Lee, chairman of the Senate Steering Committee (R-Utah), said that “it’s an important conversation.” The big picture is to determine the time frame for which regulations are eligible for repeal.

Lee pointed out that the Biden Administration could still finalize some more rules before Trump assumes office on January 20.

We’ve got a moving target, because we’re not sure what he will say. He said, “But we’re going have a lot targets.”

Biden took a series of executive actions over the past few weeks to leave his mark on the nation before leaving the White House.

Biden moved on Monday to ban offshore drilling of oil and gas along the East Coast and West Coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and federal waters off Alaska.

In September, he signed executive orders to create a taskforce to assess the danger posed by 3-D-printed guns or what are known as ghost guns. He also directed federal officials to evaluate whether active shooter drills in schools could traumatize children.

Some of these actions do not fall under the Congressional Review Act. For example, Biden’s sweeping clemency order for nearly 1,500 Americans who were released from prison during the pandemic and sent to home confinement.

The President is currently in negotiations to swap a high profile prisoner from Guantanamo for Americans detained in Afghanistan.

Biden has been accused by President-elect Trump of trying to sabotage the transition of his power to him through “ridiculous Executive Orders” and other actions.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., called Biden’s actions in the 11th hour a “slap on the face” for Trump voters.

“He’s giving, he shovels billions of dollars before President Trump gets there, giving us a larger debt and really impacting our economy.”