Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016”.
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016
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.
Sec. 2 En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to “midnight rules”
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.”
Text of resolving clause— Section 802(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting after “resolving clause of which is” the following: “(except as otherwise provided in this subsection)”; and
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).”.