3.0.0 2582 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z Senate S 2016-02-25 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-25T16:13:18Z Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 114 4361 HR 2016-07-07 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 114 4612 HR 2016-06-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480. Related bill CRS 2016-02-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2016-02-25 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Competition and antitrust Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Economic performance and conditions Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Inflation and prices Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Small business Unemployment Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-04T22:05:02Z Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016

This bill prohibits a federal agency (excluding the Federal Election Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the U.S. Postal Service) from proposing or finalizing any midnight rule unless the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget finds that such a rule will not result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete internationally; or (4) a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

The bill defines "midnight rule" as an agency statement of general applicability and future effect that is issued during the moratorium period, that is intended to have the force and effect of law, and that is designed to: (1) implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy; or (2) describe the procedure or practice requirements of an agency.  The "moratorium period" begins on the day after the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every fourth year succeeding a presidential election and extends through January 20 of the following year in which a President is not serving a consecutive term.

The bill exempts any midnight rule that the President determines is necessary: (1) because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, (2) to enforce criminal laws, (3) to protect U.S. national security, or (4) to implement an international trade agreement. The moratorium does not apply to a midnight rule if the OIRA finds that such rule is limited to repealing an existing rule and publishes a certification of that finding in the Federal Register.

]]> Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Display Title Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure economic stability, accountability, and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on midnight rules during a President's final days in office, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2582is/xml/BILLS-114s2582is.xml 2016-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.