The House of Representatives recently voted 238-184 in favor of H.R. 21, also known as “the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017,” which would allow Congress to repeal at once every rule passed in the past 60 legislative days of the final year of a president’s term via the Congressional Review Act.
This means, if the bill passes the Senate and is signed by president-elect Donald Trump, all rules passed since May 26, 2016, could face the chopping block. Read on to learn more details about the bill.