Bill SponsorBILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
Senate Bill 34
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 5, 2017
Overview
Text
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
About Linkage
Multiple bills can contain the same text. This could be an identical bill in the opposite chamber or a smaller bill with a section embedded in a larger bill.
Bill Sponsor regularly scans bill texts to find sections that are contained in other bill texts. When a matching section is found, the bills containing that section can be viewed by clicking "View Bills" within the bill text section.
Bill Sponsor is currently only finding exact word-for-word section matches. In a future release, partial matches will be included.
Jump To
S. 34 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 233

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 34

[Report No. 115–164]


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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 5, 2017

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Strange) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

October 5, 2017

Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017”.

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) 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).”.

Calendar No. 233

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 34
[Report No. 115–164]
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.
October 5, 2017
Reported without amendment