,,iib  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,h4 ,r4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of   
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #e1   
#bjag,received2 read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,,an ,,act 
,to amend chapter #h of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 to provide for en
 bloc consideration in resolutions of   
disapproval for midnight rules1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,midnight      
,rules ,relief ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,en  
bloc consideration of resolutions of    
disapproval pertaining to midnight rules
  7a7 ,in general ,section #hja7;d7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,in applying section   
#hjb to rules described under paragraph 
7#a71 a joint resolution of disapproval 
may contain one or more such rules if   
the report under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7
 for each such rule was submitted during
 the final year of a ,president's term4 

4  7b7 ,text of resolving clause        
,section #hjb7;a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting after resolving clause of     
which is the following3 7except as      
otherwise provided in this subsection72 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3 ,in the case of a joint      
resolution under section #hja7;d77#d71  
the matter after the resolving clause of
 such resolution shall be as follows3   
,that ,congress disapproves the         
following rules3 the rule submitted by  
the  relating to 2 and the rule         
submitted by the  relating to 4 ,such   
rules shall have no force or effect4    
7,the blank spaces being appropriately  
filled in and additional clauses        
describing additional rules to be       
included as necessary74  ,passed the    
,house of ,representatives ,january #d1 
#bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4