Midnight Rulemaking

Carey, Maeve P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government regulation;    Presidential powers;    Executive power;   

RP-ID  :  R42612
RP-ID  :  R42612_2012Jul18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of midnight rulemaking (regulations issued at the end of a presidential administration) and discusses actions that recent outgoing and incoming administrations have taken pertaining to midnight rules. It explains how an incoming President could change or eliminate midnight rules, and provides options for congressional oversight of midnight rules.