HR 5982 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-09-09· Sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2016-11-28)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-11-17
Roll #585
Yea 240Nay 179
Democrats
3 Yea·179 Nay
Republicans
237 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-11-17
Roll #585
Yea 240Nay 179
Democrats
3 Yea·179 Nay
Republicans
237 Yea·0 Nay
FailedHouse · 2016-11-17
Roll #584
Yea 181Nay 239
Democrats
181 Yea·2 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·237 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may disapprove a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time.…

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H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016

Sep 19, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 14, 2016

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Cosponsors (8)

1 Democrat7 Republicans