Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/77

Official text excerpt

119 HR 77 IH: Midnight Rules Relief Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-03 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 77 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Brecheen , and Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules , and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Midnight Rules Relief Act . 2. En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to midnight rules (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 bla…

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