Congressman Andy Biggs Submits Two Amendments for the REINS Act

January 4, 2017

"I promised my constituents that I would strongly support the REINS Act, and I have kept my promise."

Washington, DC (January 4) - Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) announced that he had submitted two amendments to the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS Act). The REINS Act seeks to restore oversight authority to Congress for any major federal regulation that could potentially cost the U.S. economy at least $100 million. Congressman Biggs also testified in front of the House Rules Committee on behalf of his two amendments this afternoon.

"I am pleased to have offered up two amendments to the REINS Act and to have defended the amendments in the Rules Committee," Biggs said. "Many small businesses and individuals in my district have been negatively affected by the ripple effect caused by an out-of-control rules-making process by unelected and unaccountable federal bureaucrats. I promised my constituents that I would strongly support the REINS Act, and I have kept my promise. I will continue to push for the passage of the REINS Act to ensure that Congress takes back this very important job of rule-making oversight."

Watch Congressman Biggs' testimony in front of the Rules Committee.

Congressman Biggs offered the following two amendments to the REINS Act:

Amendment #4: Defines all rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency as "major."

Amendment #5: Lowers the annual economic effect threshold for a major rule from $100,000,000 to $50,000,000.

Congressman Andy Biggs is a first-term Representative from Arizona's Fifth Congressional District, representing parts of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Sun Lakes, and Queen Creek. He lives with his wife Cindy in Gilbert.