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H.R. 77

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 77, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 77 has 12 co-sponsors and 2 roll calls.

hb77/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 77 EH: Midnight Rules Relief Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 77
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend  chapter 8  of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for  midnight rules , and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Midnight Rules Relief Act  .
2.
En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to  midnight rules
(a)
In general
Section 801(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4)
In applying section 802 to rules described under paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may contain one or more such rules if the report under subsection (a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the final year of a President’s term.
 .
(b)
Text of resolving clause
Section 802(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting after  resolving clause of which is  the following:  (except as otherwise provided in this subsection) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:  In the case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), the matter after the resolving clause of such resolution shall be as follows:  That Congress disapproves the following rules: the rule submitted by the __ relating to __; and the rule submitted by the __ relating to __. Such rules shall have no force or effect.  (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in and additional clauses describing additional rules to be included as necessary). .
    Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House2025-02-12
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb77/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Midnight Rules Relief Act

This bill allows Congress to disapprove multiple regulations under one joint resolution of disapproval if the regulations were submitted for review during a portion of the final year of a President's term.

Under current law, the Congressional Review Act generally provides for a period of additional review during the succeeding Congress for regulations that were submitted during the last 60 legislative days of the prior Congress. However, each joint resolution may disapprove of only one regulation.

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 77, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 77 went before 3 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Rules and Judiciary.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 444 Bills
Rules
Rules
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 75 Bills
Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 77 has taken 15 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 12, 202515:32
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 122. (consideration: CR H654-663)
Feb 12, 202515:32
House
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 77 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Bill is closed to amendments.
Feb 12, 202515:32
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 77.
Feb 12, 202516:28
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Votes

H.R. 77 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on Feb 12, 2025 at 212–208.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 12, 2025
House
On Passage
212
208
Feb 12, 2025
House
On Motion to Recommit
205
213

2 bills are related to H.R. 77.

Titles

H.R. 77 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Midnight Rules Relief Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Midnight Rules Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Midnight Rules Relief Act — Display Title
  • Midnight Rules Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

16 clients hired 14 firms and 170 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 77 in 38 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues, Defense, Education, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS—District of Columbia17—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
PPG INDUSTRIESManufacturer of Coatings, Glass, and Chemical ProductsPennsylvania12$160K
EVONIK CORPORATIONSpecialty chemicals companyNew Jersey12$100K
AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATIONTrade association representing the paint and coatings industryDistrict of Columbia12$40K
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia12—
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC—Pennsylvania12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey11$24K
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM—District of Columbia11—
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION—Maryland11—
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia11—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
P STREET PROJECT, INC.P Street advocates bold progressive solutions to the nations most pressing problems.District of Columbia11—
PUBLIC CITIZEN—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS17—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION16—
CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC36$300K
AFL-CIO12—
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC12—
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM11—
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION11—
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION11—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
MASON CONSULTING, LLC11$24K
P STREET PROJECT, INC.11—
PUBLIC CITIZEN11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 170.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CARLOS CONDARCO117
CAROLINE SEVIER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117
DAN BYERS117
ELEANOR LAMB117
ERIN DELANEY117
ESPERANZA JELALIAN117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$760K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 third_quarter$416K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 second_quarter$416K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$321.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 second_quarter$303.4K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$206.6K1st Quarter - Amendme…
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATIONCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 fourth_quarter$186K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 first_quarter$170.1K1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 77 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 77’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr77/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 77 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents.

hr77/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 77, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 77.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artcile 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, toprovide for en bloc consideration in resolutions ofdisapproval for ``midnight rules.''[Page H38]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com