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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 710 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 710
To require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a
new regulation, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Rulli, Mr.
Stutzman, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Gill
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a
new regulation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulation Decimation Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF A NEW RULE.
(1) Requirement for rule.--An agency may not issue a rule
unless such agency has repealed ten or more rules described in
paragraph (4) that, to the extent practicable, are related to
the rule.
(2) Requirement for major rule.--
(A) Repeal required.--An agency may not issue a
major rule unless--
(i) such agency has repealed ten or more
rules described in paragraph (4) that, to the
extent practicable, are related to the major
rule; and
(ii) the cost of the new major rule is less
than or equal to the cost of the rules
repealed.
(B) Certified cost.--For any rule issued in
accordance with subparagraph (A), the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the
Office of Management and Budget must have certified
that the cost of the new major rule is equal to or less
that the cost of the rules repealed.
(3) Publication required.--Any rule repealed under
paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(4) Applicability.--This section--
(A) applies to any rule or major rule that imposes
a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or
a State or local government; and
(B) shall not apply to any rule or major rule--
(i) that relates to the internal policy or
practice of an agency or procurement by the
agency; or
(ii) that is being revised to be less
burdensome to decrease requirements imposed by
the rule or cost of compliance.
(5) Review of agency rules.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency
shall submit to Congress and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget a report that includes a review of each
rule of the agency that identifies whether that rule is costly,
ineffective, duplicative, or outdated, including a list of any
other unnecessary regulatory restriction of the agency that is
costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated.
(6) Report on rules.--Not later than 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report on the number of rules in effect and the
status of the reduction of rules over the previous 5 years.
(7) Definitions.--In this section:
(A) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning
given that term in section 551 of title 5, United
States Code.
(B) Major rule.--The term ``major rule'' has the
meaning given that term in section 804 of title 5,
United States Code.
(C) Rule.--The term ``rule'' has the meaning given
that term in section 551 of title 5, United States
Code.
(D) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, each
territory or possession of the United States, and each
federally recognized Indian Tribe.
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