,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hief  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 and ,ms4 ,speier7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require reports on regulations issued1  
and homeland security risks arising1    
during a presidential transition1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,midnight
 ,regulations ,review ,act4  #b4 ,report
 on regulations promulgated near the end
 of presidential terms  7a7 ,report ,not
 later than one year after the          
inauguration of a new ,president1 the   

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report regarding covered regulations    
promulgated during the covered          
presidential transition period4  7b7    
,contents of report ,the report required
 under subsection 7a7 shall1 to the     
extent feasible1 for the covered        
presidential transition period-- 7#a7   
compare the number1 scope1 and impact   
of1 and type of rulemaking procedure    
used for1 covered regulations           
promulgated during the covered          
presidential transition period to the   
number1 scope1 and impact of1 and type  
of rulemaking procedure used for1       
covered regulations promulgated during  
the #abj-;day periods ending on ,january
 #bj of each year after #aiif1 other    
than the #abj-;day period ending on the 
date of the inauguration of the new     
,president2  7#b7 determine the         
statistical significance of any         
differences identified under paragraph  
7#a7 and whether and to what extent such

 differences indicate any patterns2     
7#c7 evaluate the size1 scope1 and      
effect of the covered regulations       
promulgated during the covered          
presidential transition period2 and     
7#d7 assess the extent to which the     
regularly required processes for the    
promulgation of covered regulations were
 followed during the covered            
presidential transition period1         
including compliance with the           
requirements under-- 7,a7 chapter #h of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,congressional   
,review ,act72  7,b7 the ,small         
,business ,regulatory ,enforcement      
,fairness ,act of #aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja note72  7,c7 sections #bjb1 #bjc1  
#bjd1 and #bje of the ,unfunded         
,mandates ,reform ,act of #aiie 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #aecb-aece72  7,d7 chapter #f 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code      
7commonly known as the ,regulatory      
,flexibility ,act72 and  7,e7 subchapter
 ,i of chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united

 ,states ,code 7commonly known as the   
,paperwork ,reduction ,act74  #c4       
,comptroller ,general report on major   
rules subject to ,congressional ,review 
7a7 ,identification ,beginning not later
 than #e weeks after ,january #bj1      
#bjba1 or #e weeks after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 whichever is   
later1 and not later than #e weeks after
 each date on which a new ,president is 
inaugurated thereafter1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
identify and submit to ,congress any    
major rules potentially subject to a    
joint resolution of disapproval pursuant
 to section #hjb of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 which were published in  
the ,federal ,register or for which a   
report was submitted to ,congress in    
accordance with section                 
#hja7;a77#a77;,a7 of such title1        
during-- 7#a7 the period described in   
section #hja7;d7 of such title2 or  7#b7
 the period beginning on the date on    
which the period described in           

subparagraph 7,a7 expires and ending on 
the date on which a new ,president is   
inaugurated4  7b7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to limit the ability to exercise        
authority pursuant to chapter #h of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,congressional   
,review ,act74  #d4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered presidential   
transition period ,the term covered     
presidential transition period means the
 #abj-;day period ending on the date of 
the inauguration of the new ,president4 
7#b7 ,covered regulation ,the term      
covered regulation means a final        
economically significant regulatory     
action promulgated by an agency4  7#c7  
,executive department ,the term agency  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,major rule ,the   
term major rule has the meaning given   
such term in section #hjd of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,new       

,president ,the term new ,president     
means a ,president who-- 7,a7 did not   
hold the office of the ,president on the
 day before the date of the inauguration
 of such ,president2 and  7,b7 is       
inaugurated on or before ,january #bj1  
#bjcc4  7#f7 ,economically significant  
regulatory action ,the term economically
 significant regulatory action means any
 regulatory action that is likely to    
result in a rule that may have an annual
 effect on the economy of #ajj1jjj1jjj  
or more or adversely affect in a        
material way the economy1 a sector of   
the economy1 productivity1 competition1 
jobs1 the environment1 public health or 
safety1 or ,state1 local1 or ,tribal    
governments or communities4