Regulation Decimation Act

119 HR 710 IH: Regulation Decimation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 710IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 23, 2025Mr. 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 concernedA BILLTo require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Regulation Decimation Act.

2.Repeal of regulations required before issuance of a new rule (1)Requirement for ruleAn agency may not issue a rule unless such agency has repealed ten or more rules described in paragraph (4) that, to the extent practicable, are related to the rule. (2)Requirement for major rule (A)Repeal requiredAn agency may not issue a major rule unless— (i)such agency has repealed ten or more rules described in paragraph (4) that, to the extent practicable, are related to the major rule; and (ii)the cost of the new major rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules repealed.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 costFor 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and Budget must have certified that the cost of the new major rule is equal to or less that the cost of the rules repealed. (3)Publication requiredAny rule repealed under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published in the Federal Register. (4)ApplicabilityThis 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 rulesNot 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 rulesNot 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)DefinitionsIn this section: (A)AgencyThe term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (B)Major ruleThe term major rule has the meaning given that term in section 804 of title 5, United States Code. (C)RuleThe term rule has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (D)StateThe 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.