Hoeven: Senate Passes CRA to Knock Down Biden Administration’s ‘Once-In-Always-In’ Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval he is cosponsoring to overturn the Biden administration’s burdensome “Once-in-Always-in” rule, which permanently classifies certain industrial facilities as major sources of hazardous air pollutants. The Biden-era rule reversed a Trump administration policy that allowed facilities that reduced their emissions below federal thresholds to reclassify and reduce their compliance costs. Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak sponsored the companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“We knocked down the Biden administration’s “Once-in-Always-in” rule because it makes absolutely no sense to continue punishing companies with higher compliance costs when they reduce their emissions to meet federal standards,” said Hoeven. “Repealing this rule will help encourage more businesses to invest in the latest, greatest technologies. That’s the right approach to improve environmental stewardship.” 

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