The House Committee on Education and Workforce Thursday morning passed H.J. Res. 116, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s independent contractor rule.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-California) introduced the bill March 6 seeking to overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final worker classification rule that went in effect March 11 – "A threat to the livelihood to millions of Americans," Kiley said in Thursday's committee meeting. "It is the last thing our economy needs right now."
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While a CRA is a tool Congress can use to examine and overturn federal agency rules, it faces a long road ahead. It must now pass both chambers and be signed by the president, the latter of which is extraordinarily unlikely. If vetoed by the president, it has to pass by two-thirds of the members of each house. Kiley's bill has 55 sponsors.
