US Congress Senate Bill 2368 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 25 2012 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal agency (excluding the Federal Election Commission [FEC], the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC], and the U.S. Postal Service [USPS]) from proposing or finalizing any midnight rule that would likely result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete internationally. 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. Defines the "moratorium period" as the day after the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every fourth year succeeding a presidential election through January 20 of the following year in which a President is not serving a consecutive term. 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.

Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012

Sen Johnson, Ron	Sen Ayotte, Kelly	Sen Barrasso, John	Sen Blunt, Roy
Sen Boozman, John	Sen Burr, Richard	Sen Chambliss, Saxby	Sen Coats, Daniel
Sen Coburn, Tom	Sen Cochran, Thad	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Cornyn, John
Sen DeMint, Jim	Sen Enzi, Michael B.	Sen Graham, Lindsey	Sen Heller, Dean
Sen Hoeven, John	Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey	Sen Inhofe, James M.	Sen Isakson, Johnny
Sen Johanns, Mike	Sen Kyl, Jon	Sen Lee, Mike	Sen McCain, John
Sen McConnell, Mitch	Sen Moran, Jerry	Sen Paul, Rand	Sen Risch, James E.
Sen Roberts, Pat	Sen Rubio, Marco	Sen Sessions, Jeff	Sen Shelby, Richard C.
Sen Thune, John	Sen Toomey, Pat	Sen Vitter, David	Sen Wicker, Roger F.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB4607 (Same As) 2012-06-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 361.
HB4078 (Related) 2012-07-31 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN02368:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s2368is/pdf/BILLS-112s2368is.pdf