In Donald Trump's presidency, every news cycle is a news cyclone. But in among the setbacks, Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have had a number of victories using an obscure decades-old law, called the Congressional Review Act, which is suddenly trendy again. The act, which President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1996, allows a new Congress to repeal any regulation from the outgoing president's last six months in office with a simple majority vote. The new Congress has 60 legislative days to fast-track their repeals, and this one has taken full advantage.

One of the very first acts of the new Republican Congress was to repeal the Stream Protection Rule, which prevented mountaintop mining companies from dumping toxic waste into nearby waterways.

Another early use was to kill a rule that compelled oil companies to disclose the royalties they pay to foreign governments. It was considered an anti-corruption measure, but multinational oil companies opposed it. In his previous gig as CEO of ExxonMobil, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lobbied hard against the measure.

lobbied hard against the measure. They also voted to roll back an FCC regulation that prevented your internet service provider, such as Comcast or Verizon, from selling your browsing history, location data, and information about your health, finances, and children.

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They repealed the the Fair Play and Safe Workplaces executive order, which mandated that government contractors follow all safe workplace, civil rights, and wage laws if they want to do business with the federal government.

repealed the government contractors follow all safe workplace, civil rights, and wage laws if they want to do business with the federal government. They repealed a rule that prevented governors and state legislatures from denying funding to healthcare providers, like Planned Parenthood, that provide abortion, contraception, and family planning services .

denying funding to healthcare providers, like Planned Parenthood, that . They repealed a rule that blocked 75,000 mentally ill people deemed incapable of handling their own finances from buying guns.

Republicans have used the Congressional Review Act more than a dozen times since February to roll back regulation. The window for them to use the law closes on April 28, the 60th legislative day. While Trump has struggled in his agenda, Congress has been busy. If you don't like what they've been up to, maybe it's time to give them a call.

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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