Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple federal regulations issued near the end of a presidential term in a single resolution, rather than requiring separate resolutions for each rule. It specifically applies to regulations submitted during the final year of a president's term, streamlining the congressional review process under existing rules. This change directly affects federal agencies that issue such "midnight rules" and Congress when considering disapproval resolutions. The key mechanism enables a single joint resolution to list and invalidate multiple rules at once, as specified in the bill's provisions.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Aug 6, 2026
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Aug 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Jan 21, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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