H.R.710

Regulation Decimation Act

Introduced·1/23/25

Regulation Decimation Act requires agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a new regulation.

The Regulation Decimation Act mandates that federal agencies must repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a new one. This applies to any rule or major rule that imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a State or local government. The act also requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to certify that the cost of any new major rule is equal to or less than the cost of the rules repealed.

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Current
Oversight And Government Reform Committee
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jan 23, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jan 23, 2025

House

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.