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House Republicans sent a letter on Tuesday to every government agency asking them to halt all rulemaking until President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The letter, sent by the House Republican committee chairmen and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, warns federal agencies against finalizing pending rules that may have “unintended consequences” for consumers and businesses.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. McCarthy said that, following Barack Obama’s election in 2008, House Democrats, led by then-congressman and eventual White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, had made a similar request. He also noted that the Congressional Review Act allows Congress to “come back and vote…out” any “midnight regulation” federal agencies try to finalize in the administration’s final weeks.

The House also will vote later this week on a bill to prevent last-minute regulations, though the White House has promised to veto that bill.

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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest stressed last week that the administration intended to continue exercising its authority until it is officially out of office. “President Obama will be President of the United States through January 20th and he will exercise all of the authorities of that office until then,” he said.

Besides sending the letter, some committee chairmen took their plea directly to agency heads. In a hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas) urged her to not complete additional rules, including any unfinished rules mandated by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, before Mr. Trump takes office in January.

The comments came a day after Ms. White announced her plans to leave the agency at the end of the Obama administration.

“I do intend to carry out the agenda I outlined… as much as I can,” Ms. White testified.

During the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly vowed to roll back the Obama administration’s regulatory agenda, promising to cut up to 70% of all federal regulations.

—Andrew Ackerman and Kristina Peterson contributed to this article.

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