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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 77
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY3, 2025
Mr. B
IGGSof Arizona (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr.
B
RECHEEN, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 4
Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 1
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 2
RULES’’. 3
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 4
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-5
lowing: 6
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 7
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-8
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 9
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 10
final year of a President’s term.’’. 11
(b) T
EXT OFRESOLVINGCLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 12
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 13
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 14
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 15
this subsection)’’; and 16
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 17
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 18
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-19
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 20
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 21
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 22
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 23
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 24
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in and additional clauses describing additional rules 1
to be included as necessary).’’. 2
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