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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 consider-
ation 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 con-
tain 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 fol-
lowing rules: the rule submitted by the ll relating 
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to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll relating 
to ll. Such rules shall have no force or effect.’ (The 
blank spaces being appropriately filled in and addi-
tional clauses describing additional rules to be in-
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, 
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 Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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