Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
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- Passed House
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Overview
This bill, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, changes the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to disapprove multiple regulations at once through a single joint resolution. Currently, the Congressional Review Act limits a joint resolution to addressing only one regulation submitted near the end of a president’s term. This change would allow for a more efficient process of reviewing and potentially overturning regulations finalized during the last year of a presidential term.
Key provisions
- Allows a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President’s term.
- Modifies the Congressional Review Act to remove the restriction on a single regulation per joint resolution.
- Updates the process for drafting joint resolutions of disapproval to include multiple rules.
- Specifies the format for joint resolutions addressing multiple midnight rules.
Who is affected
- Congress
- Executive Branch (specifically agencies subject to the Congressional Review Act)
- Federal Agencies
Notable changes
- Expands the scope of the Congressional Review Act to permit en bloc disapproval of multiple midnight rules.
- Alters the procedural requirements for joint resolutions of disapproval.
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