Midnight Rules Relief Act passed the House 39 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberFeb 11, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
Midnight Rules Relief Act This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term. Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 854 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 209 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 122 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in R · Agreed to
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th S. 164 Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 R · Reported
- 118th H.R. 115 Midnight Rules Relief Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]