US Congress House Bill 4612 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 30-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-10 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) 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 it 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 businesses. 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. (Sec. 3) Such prohibition shall not apply to any deadline for, relating to, or involving any midnight rule that: (1) was established before the beginning of the moratorium period, and (2) is required to occur during the moratorium period. (Sec. 4) 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 certifies such finding in writing.

Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016

Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]
Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 480.
2016-06-10	House	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2016-06-10	House	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-618, Part I.
2016-04-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2016-03-01	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17.
2016-03-01	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-25	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2016-02-25	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2016-02-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-02-25	House	Introduced in House

SB2582 (Related) 2016-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4612/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4612/BILLS-114hr4612ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4612/BILLS-114hr4612rh.pdf