Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 61 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2021 Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 4 Act of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H61.IH H61 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 61 IH SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 1 DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 2 RULES’’. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 5 lowing: 6 ‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 7 paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con- 8 tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 9 (a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 10 final year of a President’s term.’’. 11 (b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 12 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 13 (1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 14 is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 15 this subsection)’’; and 16 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 17 case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 18 the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu- 19 tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 20 the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 21 relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 22 relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 23 effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H61.IH H61 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 61 IH in and additional clauses describing additional rules 1 to be included as necessary)’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:35 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H61.IH H61 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS