Midnight Rules Relief Act

This bill would allow Congress to disapprove multiple federal regulations simultaneously through a single joint resolution of disapproval. This authority would apply specifically to regulations submitted for review during the final year of a President's term. Under current law, each joint resolution is limited to addressing only one regulation at a time.

This bill primarily affects members of Congress by allowing them to group multiple regulations into a single joint resolution of disapproval. It also impacts the Executive Branch, specifically outgoing presidential administrations, by streamlining the process for Congress to overturn regulations finalized during the final months of a term.

• Consolidated disapproval of multiple regulations. Allows Congress to use a single joint resolution of disapproval to reject multiple regulations at once, provided those regulations were submitted for review during the final year of a President's term.
• Modification of Congressional Review Act procedures. Amends the current requirement that limits each joint resolution of disapproval to a single regulation for rules submitted during the final 60 legislative days of a prior Congress.

This bill modifies the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to disapprove multiple regulations through a single joint resolution if those regulations were submitted during the final year of a President's term. Under current law, each joint resolution of disapproval is limited to addressing only one regulation.

This bill aims to streamline the process for Congress to reject multiple federal regulations simultaneously if they were issued during the final year of a President's term. It modifies the Congressional Review Act to allow for a single joint resolution of disapproval to cover multiple regulations, rather than requiring a separate resolution for each.