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Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term. Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.
Action Timeline
2025-01-21
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-01-21
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.164 pass?
S.164 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does S.164 do?
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term. Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.
Who sponsored S.164?
S.164 was sponsored by Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 S164 IS: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-01-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Sheehy , and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules , and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 . 2. En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to midnight rules (a) In general Section 801(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) In applying section 802 to rules described under paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may contain one or more such rules if the report under subsection (a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the final year of a President’s term. . (b) Text of resolving clause Section 802(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) In general .— after (a) ; (2) by inserting after resolving clause of which is the following: (except as otherwise provided in this subsection) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Joint resolutions under section 801(d)(4) In the case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), the matter after the resolving clause of such resolution shall be as follows: That Congress disapproves the following rules: the rule submitted by the __ relating to __; and the rule submitted by the __ relating to __. Such rules shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in and additional clauses describing additional rules to be included as necessary). .
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