This bill seeks to allow Congress to consider and nullify multiple regulations issued by the executive branch during the last year of a President's term in one single resolution. This would streamline the process of overturning these "midnight rules" and prevent them from taking effect without individual consideration by Congress. The bill aims to provide Congress with more authority in reviewing and overturning regulations issued by the executive branch at the end of a presidential term.
Midnight Rules Relief Act
This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term.
Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.