Search Results: keywords:"regulation decimation act"

  • H. R. 710 — To require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:789

    H. R. 710, also known as the “Regulation Decimation Act,” aims to streamline federal regulations by requiring agencies to repeal ten existing rules before they can issue a new one. This applies to rules that impose costs on individuals or local governments but excludes rules...

    Simple Explanation

    The new bill wants to make sure that if someone in the government wants to create a new rule, they first have to remove ten old ones. This is to help keep things from getting too complicated or costly for people and towns.

  • S. 712 — To require agencies to repeal ten existing regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:729

    S. 712, known as the "Regulation Decimation Act," proposes that before any new regulation is issued by a federal agency, ten existing regulations must be repealed. This act applies to rules that impose costs or responsibilities on non-governmental entities, excluding those...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Regulation Decimation Act" is a plan that makes sure that for every new rule a government office wants to make, they have to get rid of ten old rules, unless the rules are about how the office is run inside.