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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 115 Reported in House (RH)]

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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]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Midnight Rules Relief Act''.

SEC. 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 
        blank spaces being appropriately filled in and additional 
        clauses describing additional rules to be included as 
        necessary).''.
                                                 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, to provide for en 
    bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight 
                    rules'', and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 11, 2024

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

                           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
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