The Hill: A year after Loper Bright, Congress has failed to step up (Op-Ed)
One year after the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision ended judicial deference to federal agencies, Congress has yet to step up to its constitutional responsibilities. Instead of investing in the expertise and infrastructure needed to legislate effectively, Congress is defunding the very institutions that support it—at a time when precision lawmaking and AI-era governance demand more, not less.
The Washington Times: Supreme Court’s overturning of Chevron doctrine spurs push for changes to how Congress works
POPVOX Foundation is pushing the House to adopt rule changes that will improve its capacity to enact new laws and conduct oversight of existing ones as it grapples with a Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision that will put greater demands on the Legislative branch.
The Fulcrum (Op-Ed): Congress must get serious about its capacity or cede power to courts
By overturning the Chevron doctrine, the Supreme Court put the onus on an under-resourced legislative branch to be much more clear in writing laws. If Congress fails to exercise its lawmaking power, it will cede power to the judiciary.
POPVOX Foundation Encourages the House to Create a Chief Data Officer, A Joint Committee on Continuity, and Simpler House Schedule When Adopting Rules for the 119th Congress
POPVOX Foundation’s report provides several proposals that emphasize technological and operational advancements for House lawmakers to consider to help redefine the House’s capabilities to serve constituents and fulfill its Article One mandate.
Committee on House Administration Hearing Explores the House’s Path Forward in a Post-Chevron Congress
The Committee on House Administration’s July 23 hearing, “Congress in Post-Chevron World” focused on Congress constitutional lawmaking power and the need to invest in the First Branch of government.
Public Witness Testimony on Strengthening Congressional Capacity Post-Chevron to House Committee on Administration
POPVOX Foundation Cofounder and Executive Director Marci Harris submitted public testimony for the Committee on House Administration Hearing: “Congress in a Post-Chevron World.”
Post Chevron, Congress Has to Get Serious About Capacity
Congress has always had the power to write laws with specificity that make its intentions clear. That includes the intention to give discretion on certain topics to agencies. The post-Chevron caveat is that discretion given to agencies will now need to be explicit.
Newsweek: The Supreme Court Is About To Make Congress Reinvent Itself
A post-Chevron world could force Congress to increase its internal capacity, invest in expertise, overhaul its processes, better monitor implementation, and respond more quickly. If not, things could start to break.
Congress in the Wake of a Chevron Change: Resources and Recommendations
A Supreme Court change to Chevron would have ripple effects throughout America’s legislative system regardless of the scope of change the Court initiates.