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S. 164 (119th)

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025

Original

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 January 2025

Last action

6 August 2026 · Reported

Status

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Sponsors

Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Source updated

8 August 2026

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 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.

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Timeline

  1. 21 January 2025

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 August 2026

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

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