Legislation· Feb 2025Sponsored by Andy Biggs (R)
Midnight Rules Relief Act
Lets Congress disapprove multiple regulations in one vote if submitted near end of a President's term.
Tradeoff
Streamlines congressional disapproval of late-term regulations under the Congressional Review Act. Changes the rule that currently requires separate votes on each regulation.
What's in it
The House rejected a the bill on February 12, 2025 (205-213). The bill then passed the House 212-208 the same day — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 3, 2025)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 3, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
On
Failed(Roll #40 · Feb 12, 2025)
205 yeanay 213House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #41 · Feb 12, 2025)
212 yeanay 208Senate
Received from the House
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Feb 13, 2025)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
Passage votes so far· Feb 12, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027