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Union Calendar No. 701 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 115 

[Report No. 118–862, Part I] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. BIGGS 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 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BRECHEEN, 

and Mr. MOORE of Utah 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2023] 


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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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 

7 DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 

8 RULES’’. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 

12 paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con13 tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 

14 (a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the final 

15 year of a President’s term.’’. 

16 (b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) of 

17 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 

19 is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 

20 this subsection)’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 

22 case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), the 

23 matter after the resolving clause of such resolution 

24 shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the fol25 lowing rules: the rule submitted by the ll relating 


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1 to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll relating 

2 to ll. Such rules shall have no force or effect.’ (The 

3 blank spaces being appropriately filled in and addi4 tional clauses describing additional rules to be in5 cluded as necessary).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 701 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 115 

[Report No. 118–862, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 

other purposes. of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 

amendment 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 


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