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S. 164, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, advanced out of committee on August 6, 2026.

S. 164 — Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025

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What it does

This bill amends the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow Congress to disapprove multiple 'midnight rules'—regulations issued during a President's final year in office—in a single joint resolution, rather than requiring separate votes on each rule. Currently, each rule requires its own disapproval resolution; this change bundles them together for efficiency.

Quorum's transparency scan gave Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 a moderate transparency flag.

What happens next

S. 164 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.

Who is behind it

Filed by Ron Johnson. Cosponsored by Cynthia Lummis, Eric Schmitt, James Lankford and Marsha Blackburn.

Correlative observation from public records — not evidence of coordination or wrongdoing, and not financial advice.
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