119-s712

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 712 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 712

To require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a 
 new regulation, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 25, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Johnson) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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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.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

    (2) Major rule.--The term ``major rule'' has the meaning 
 given that term in 

section 804 of title 5, United States Code.

    (3) Rule.--The term ``rule'' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

    (4) 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.

    (b) Requirement for Rule.--An agency may not issue a rule unless 
such agency has repealed 10 or more rules described in subsection

    (e) that, to the extent practicable, are related to the rule.
            (c) Requirement for Major Rule.--

    (1) Repeal required.--An agency may not issue a major rule 
 unless--
        (A) such agency has repealed 10 or more rules 
 described in subsection

    (e) that, to the extent 
 practicable, are related to the major rule; and
        (B) the cost of the new major rule is less than or 
 equal to the cost of the rules repealed.

    (2) Certified cost.--For any rule issued in accordance with 
 paragraph

    (1) , 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 than the cost of the rules repealed.
            (d) Publication Required.--Any rule repealed under subsection

    (b) or
            (c) shall be published in the Federal Register.

    (e) Applicability.--This section--

    (1) applies to any rule or major rule that imposes a cost 
 or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a State or 
 local government; and

    (2) shall not apply to any rule or major rule--
        (A) that relates to the internal policy or practice 
 of an agency or procurement by the agency; or
        (B) that is being revised to be less burdensome to 
 decrease requirements imposed by the rule or cost of 
 compliance.

    (f) 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.

    (g) Report on Rules.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
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.
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