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Dec 18, 2024 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs See what changed
Dec 17, 2024 Engrossed in House See what changed
Jan 9, 2023viewing Reported in House 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 See what changed
Jan 9, 2023 Introduced in House 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

H.R. 115 — what changed

Midnight Rules Relief Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed This Act may be cited as the “Midnight Rules Relief ~~Act of 2023”.~~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)

changed 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)”.~~necessary).”.

H.R. 115 — what changed

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to “midnight rules”

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