Referred in Senate
Midnight Rules Relief Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Midnight Rules Relief Act.
SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO MIDNIGHT RULESTrack this section →
(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 after resolving clause of which is the following: (except as otherwise provided in this subsection); and (2) by adding at the end the following: 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)..