S. 164

Summary

S. 164, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 21, 2025 by Sen. Ron Johnson (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Record

Text

S. 164 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 S164 IS: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-21
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 164  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 21, 2025   Mr. Johnson  (for himself,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Schmitt ,  Mr. Sheehy , and  Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
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 of 2025  .
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.
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(b)
Text of resolving clause
Section 802(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (1)
In general .—  after  (a) ;
(2)
by inserting after  resolving clause of which is  the following:  (except as otherwise provided in this subsection) ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Joint resolutions under section 801(d)(4)
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).
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Ron Johnson (R) sponsors S. 164, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ron Johnson

Sen. · R–WI · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Marsha Blackburn

Sen. · R–TN · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2025 · Original

James Lankford

Sen. · R–OK · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2025 · Original

Cynthia Lummis

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2025 · Original

Eric Schmitt

Sen. · R–MO · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2025 · Original

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2025 · Original

Rick Scott

Sen. · R–FL · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 22, 2025

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Committees

S. 164 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Markup By · Aug 6, 2026 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 164 has taken 3 actions since Jan 21, 2025, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.

Votes

S. 164 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 164.

HR 77Midnight Rules Relief ActFeb 13, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 164 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill 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

7 clients hired 5 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named S. 164 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025. 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, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Manufacturing.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 164 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; S. 164’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

S. 164 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents.

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