S 164 · in committee · significant
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations in a single vote instead of requiring separate votes for each.
- It affects regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term that would normally get extra congressional review.
- The change takes effect immediately and streamlines the Congressional Review Act process for disapproving multiple rules at once.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would bundling multiple regulations into a single disapproval vote change the likelihood that Congress blocks rules compared to voting on each regulation separately?
- 02
What types of regulations issued in a President's final year would be most affected by this change, and how might agencies adjust their rulemaking strategy in response?
- 03
Which groups—industry, workers, consumers, or others—might benefit or lose out if Congress can more easily disapprove multiple rules through one vote?
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Sponsor · R-WI
Ron Johnson
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In Congress
6/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-21
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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