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Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today voted to eliminate three Obama-era regulations. The congressman voted to nullify the following rules: (1) the rule established by the Department of Education in October that expanded the federal government’s role in teacher preparation; (2) the November Department of Education rule that would have intruded on states’ ability to implement their own academic standards; and (3) a Bureau of Land Management rule that reduces states and local officials’ ability to administer public lands.

“These are important steps that help roll back excessive rule-making by the federal government under the Obama Administration,” said Banks. “The more we can localize education decisions, the better. I also voted to return power to state and local officials to manage federal lands more effectively.”

Background: The following bill numbers and titles correspond to the pieces of legislation Congressman Banks voted for tonight:

• H.J.Res. 58 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.

• H.J.Res. 57 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

• H.J.Res. 44 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

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