[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 164

 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.


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                   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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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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