[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
        Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
        Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
        Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Mikulski):
  S. 8. A bill to return the Government to the people by reviewing 
controversial ``midnight regulations'' issued in the waning days of the 
Bush Administration; read the first time.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                  S. 8

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Returning Government to the 
     American People Act''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Bush Administration should not rush into effect 
     major new controversial regulations in its closing days;
       (2) the incoming Administration, working with the Congress, 
     should review and, if appropriate revise or reject such 
     ``midnight regulations''; and
       (3) if legislation is necessary to ensure the new 
     Administration has this opportunity, that Congress should 
     enact, and the President should sign, such legislation.
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