S 4485 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024

The Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2024 streamlines congressional review of "midnight rules" - regulations issued by federal agencies near the end of a presidential term. It allows Congress to disapprove multiple such rules in a single joint resolution, rather than requiring separate resolutions for each rule. This change applies specifically to rules for which the agency report was submitted during the final year of a president’s term. The bill directly affects federal agencies issuing these late-term regulations and Congress, which gains a more efficient process to block them.
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Jun 2024
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Introduced Jun 5, 2024 Last action Jun 5, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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