Bill would let Congress bundle late-term "midnight rules" into one vote
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Sponsor: Ron Johnson · Senator · WI
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Official title: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Government & democracy
Introduced:
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The Midnight Rules Relief Act would let Congress reject multiple end-of-term federal regulations with a single vote instead of one at a time.
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What does this do?
This bill, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, would let Congress bundle multiple "midnight rules" into one resolution of disapproval, as long as those rules were reported to Congress during the final year of a president's term. Currently, Congress must vote separately on each regulation it wants to overturn; this bill would allow a single vote to reject several at once.
Who does it affect?
This affects Congress's internal review process and federal agencies whose regulations are issued near the end of a presidential term. It could especially matter to an incoming Congress and president, particularly when control of the White House or Congress changes hands.
Why does it matter?
By speeding up and simplifying the disapproval process, the bill would make it easier to overturn a wave of late-term regulations at once, potentially affecting environmental, labor, health, or other policies depending on which rules are targeted.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 21, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 14, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.