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This bill would make it easier for Congress to block proposed regulations from taking effect during the final year of a president’s term in office. Rather than having to pass a joint resolution to reject each regulation as is the current procedure, Congress would be able to reject a group of them together.

The bill takes aim at “midnight rules,” which are regulations that become final or go into effect during a president’s final year in office by using the process established by the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress reject rules within 60 days after being notified by the agency involved.

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