# 119-s-164: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025

119-s-164, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-164
- Congress: 119
- Title: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Allows Congress to package and disapprove multiple "midnight" regulations in a single joint resolution.** The bill would let one resolution target several rules that agencies submitted during the final year of a President's term. - Members of Congress: Makes it simpler to move one vote on multiple late-term rules by allowing a joint resolution to include one or more midnight rules. - Federal agencies and covered rules: Requires the resolution to name each rule and state those rules "shall have no force or effect," so several named rules could be invalidated together. - Timing and drafting: Adds a specific template for the resolving clause and would apply on enactment to midnight rules submitted in the President's final year.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congress can cancel multiple midnight rules: mixed, medium. This bill would let Congress include more than one "midnight rule" in a single joint resolution of disapproval. It would apply only when each rule's report was submitted in the President's final year. The resolution would have to name each rule by the submitting agency and subject and say the liste…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-164 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/164)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-382)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-164 (as of 2026-09-24).