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1	2		119THCONGRESS
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3	4		STSESSION H. R. 77
4		-	AN ACT
	5	+	To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc
	6	+	consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and
	7	+	for other purposes.
	8	+	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
	9	+	JANUARY3, 2025
	10	+	Mr. B
	11	+	IGGSof Arizona (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr.
	12	+	B
	13	+	RECHEEN, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was re-
	14	+	ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
	15	+	mittee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
	16	+	Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
	17	+	the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
	18	+	A BILL
5	19		To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide
6	20		for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval
7	21		for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for other purposes.
8	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
9		-	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
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11		-	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
12		-	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 2
13		-	Act’’. 3
14		-	SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 4
15		-	DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 5
16		-	RULES’’. 6
	23	+	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
	24	+	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
	25	+	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 4
	26	+	Act’’. 5
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	30	+	SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 1
	31	+	DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 2
	32	+	RULES’’. 3
17	33		(a) I
18		-	NGENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 7
19		-	States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-8
20		-	lowing: 9
21		-	‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 10
22		-	paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-11
23		-	tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 12
24		-	(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 13
25		-	final year of a President’s term.’’. 14
	34	+	NGENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 4
	35	+	States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-5
	36	+	lowing: 6
	37	+	‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 7
	38	+	paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-8
	39	+	tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 9
	40	+	(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 10
	41	+	final year of a President’s term.’’. 11
26	42		(b) T
27		-	EXT OFRESOLVINGCLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 15
28		-	of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 16
29		-	(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 17
30		-	is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 18
31		-	this subsection)’’; and 19
32		-	(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 20
33		-	case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 21
34		-	the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-22
35		-	tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 23
36		-	the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 24
37		-	relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 25
38		-	relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 26 3
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40		-	effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 1
41		-	in and additional clauses describing additional rules 2
42		-	to be included as necessary).’’. 3
43		-	Passed the House of Representatives February 12,
44		-	2025.
45		-	Attest:
46		-	Clerk. 119
47		-	TH
48		-	CONGRESS
49		-	1
50		-	ST
51		-	S
52		-	ESSION
53		-
54		-	H. R. 77
55		-	AN ACT
56		-	To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,
57		-	to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions
58		-	of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for
59		-	other purposes.
	43	+	EXT OFRESOLVINGCLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 12
	44	+	of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 13
	45	+	(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 14
	46	+	is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 15
	47	+	this subsection)’’; and 16
	48	+	(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 17
	49	+	case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 18
	50	+	the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-19
	51	+	tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 20
	52	+	the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 21
	53	+	relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 22
	54	+	relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 23
	55	+	effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 24
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	59	+	in and additional clauses describing additional rules 1
	60	+	to be included as necessary).’’. 2
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