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Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/21/2025
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (6)
Rick Scott (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation amends the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow for the simultaneous disapproval of multiple federal regulations, specifically targeting "midnight rules." It introduces a new provision permitting a single joint resolution of disapproval to encompass several rules for which an agency's report was submitted during the final year of a President's term. This aims to streamline the legislative process for overturning a series of regulations. The bill modifies section 801(d) of title 5, United States Code, to enable this en bloc consideration. Furthermore, it revises the standard resolving clause for these resolutions, requiring it to explicitly list each specific rule being disapproved, ensuring clarity on which regulations are being nullified.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4485
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-34
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-77
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4485
    Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-34
    Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017


  • January 21, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 21, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • February 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-77
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/21/2025
This legislation amends the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow for the simultaneous disapproval of multiple federal regulations, specifically targeting "midnight rules." It introduces a new provision permitting a single joint resolution of disapproval to encompass several rules for which an agency's report was submitted during the final year of a President's term. This aims to streamline the legislative process for overturning a series of regulations. The bill modifies section 801(d) of title 5, United States Code, to enable this en bloc consideration. Furthermore, it revises the standard resolving clause for these resolutions, requiring it to explicitly list each specific rule being disapproved, ensuring clarity on which regulations are being nullified.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4485
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-34
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-77
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4485
    Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-34
    Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017


  • January 21, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 21, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • February 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-77
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

Republican Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (6)
Rick Scott (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents