Regulation Reduction Act of 2025
Regulation Reduction Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Regulation Reduction Act of 2025 — Plain Language Summary **What the Bill Would Do** This bill aims to reduce federal regulations by requiring agencies to repeal existing rules before creating new ones. For most new regulations, agencies would need to eliminate at least three related existing rules first. For major regulations—those costing $100 million or more annually or significantly affecting consumers, businesses, or the economy—the requirement is stricter: agencies must repeal at least three rules AND ensure the new rule costs no more than the rules being removed. All repealed rules would be publicly documented in the Federal Register. **Who It Affects and Current Status** This bill would impact federal agencies (like the EPA, OSHA, and FDA) and the businesses, states, and local governments they regulate.
By reducing regulatory requirements, it could ease compliance costs for companies and organizations that follow federal rules. The bill is currently in committee, meaning it hasn't yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. The sponsor is Representative Stephanie Bice (R-Oklahoma).
CRS Official Summary
Regulation Reduction Act of 2025This bill requires federal agencies to repeal certain existing rules prior to issuing a new rule.Specifically, the bill prohibits an agency from issuing a rule that imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a state or local government unless it repeals three or more related rules.Additionally, an agency may not issue a major rule that imposes such a cost or responsibility unless (1) the agency has repealed three or more related rules, and (2) the cost of the new rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed. A major rule is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual economic effect of at least $100 million; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.Any such repealed rule must be published in the Federal Register.This bill does not apply to a rule or major rule that (1) relates to an internal agency policy or practice, (2) relates to procurement, or (3) is being revised to be less burdensome to decrease requirements imposed or compliance costs.Additionally, each federal agency must submit to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget a report that includes a review of each rule of the agency and that identifies whether each rule is costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated.
Latest Action
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.