H.R. 77 · 119th Congress

Lets Congress overturn multiple end-of-term agency rules in a single resolution

Official title: Midnight Rules Relief Act1

§1What it does

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This bill would let Congress overturn several federal agency rules at once, in a single joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act, if the rules were sent to Congress for review during a specified stretch of a President's last year in office.2,3 Under current law, rules that reach Congress in its final 60 legislative days generally get a fresh review period in the next Congress, but each disapproval resolution can cancel only one rule.2

§2Status

StatusLatest action, February 13, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.1
IntroducedJanuary 3, 2025
SponsorRep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Cosponsors12 cosponsors (12 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 77 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, February 12, 2025

On Passage: Passed — 212 yes, 208 no, 13 not voting.4