119THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION H. R. 77
AN ACT
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 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 2
Act’’. 3
SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 4
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 5
RULES’’. 6
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 7
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-8
lowing: 9
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 10
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-11
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 12
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 13
final year of a President’s term.’’. 14
(b) T
EXT OFRESOLVINGCLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 15
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 16
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 17
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 18
this subsection)’’; and 19
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 20
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 21
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-22
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 23
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 24
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 25
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 26 3
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effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 1
in and additional clauses describing additional rules 2
to be included as necessary).’’. 3
Passed the House of Representatives February 12,
2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119
TH
CONGRESS
1
ST
S
ESSION
H. R. 77
AN ACT
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.