Regulation Decimation Act

House Bill

H.R. 710

119th Congress

Regulation Decimation Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

David J. Taylor

Representative

Republican

OH-2

Cosponsors

11

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

This bill requires agencies to repeal ten existing rules before issuing any new rule that imposes costs on individuals, businesses, or governments. For major rules with annual economic impact of 100 million dollars or more, the cost of repealed rules must equal or exceed the new rules cost. Agencies must also report to Congress identifying costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated regulations.

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.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires agencies to repeal ten existing rules before issuing any new rule that imposes costs on individuals, businesses, or governments. For major rules with annual economic impact of 100 million dollars or more, the cost of repealed rules must equal or exceed the new rules cost. Agencies must also report to Congress identifying costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated regulations.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Regulation Decimation ActThis 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 ten 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an agency may not issue a major rule that imposes such a cost or responsibility unless (1) the agency has repealed ten or more related rules, and (2) the cost of the new rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed.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or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.Any such repealed rule must be published in the Federal Register.This bill does not apply to a rule or major rule that (1) relates to an internal agency policy or practice, (2)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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Ten-for-one rule repeal requirement for new regulations
Major rules must have cost-neutral repeals
Major rule threshold: 100 million dollar annual economic effect
Agencies must identify problematic existing rules
Exempts internal policies, procurement, and burden-reducing revisions

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This aggressive deregulation measure goes beyond typical one-for-one regulatory budgeting approaches. The ten-to-one ratio would dramatically reduce the overall regulatory burden over time. Critics argue it could force repeal of valuable public protections to enable any new rulemaking. The bill reflects a fundamental skepticism about federal regulation and aims to structurally limit regulatory growth.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

710, 119th Congress (2025). "Regulation Decimation Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-710