I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4132 
To consolidate or repeal unnecessary agency major rules, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2021 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MANN, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, Mr. HERN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. ROY, and 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Rules, 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 
A BILL 
To consolidate or repeal unnecessary agency major rules, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unnecessary Agency 
Regulations Reduction Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
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(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs; 
(2) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘burdensome’’, with respect to a 
major rule or set of major rules of an agency, means 
that the major rule or set of major rules— 
(A) can be consolidated or repealed, in 
whole or in part, to eliminate or reduce exces-
sive compliance costs or user fees; or 
(B) imposes unfunded mandates due to the 
agency failing to adequately comply with section 
205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1535); 
(4) the term ‘‘duplicative’’, with respect to a 
major rule or set of major rules of an agency, means 
that the major rule or set of major rules overlaps, 
duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal regula-
tions; 
(5) the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means only a 
joint resolution that contains legislative language to 
consolidate or repeal, in whole or in part, agency 
major rules; 
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(6) the term ‘‘major rule’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 804 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
(7) the term ‘‘outdated’’, with respect to a 
major rule or set of major rules of an agency or a 
portion of a major rule of an agency means that the 
major rule, set of major rules, or the portion of the 
major rule has not been modified in the 10-year pe-
riod preceding the date on which the Administrator 
submits the most recent list required under section 
3(a)(3)(A)(ii); 
(8) the term ‘‘regulation’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘rule’’ in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(9) the term ‘‘set of major rules’’ means not 
less than 2 major rules that collectively implement 
a regulatory authority of an agency. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW AND IDENTIFICATION OF UNNECESSARY 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act and each year 
thereafter, the Administrator, in consultation with 
each agency, shall— 
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(A) compile a list that identifies all 
planned agency major rules or sets of major 
rules for the period covered by the submission; 
and 
(B) identify agency major rules or sets of 
major rules described in subparagraph (A) that 
are duplicative, burdensome, or outdated. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF GAO DUPLICATION RE-
PORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall— 
(i) on an annual basis, provide to the 
Administrator a copy of the annual report 
prepared pursuant to section 21 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (31 
U.S.C. 712 note); and 
(ii) in the report provided under 
clause (i), identify any major rules or sets 
of major rules associated with the pro-
grams, agencies, offices, and initiatives 
identified in the report as having duplica-
tive goals or activities, as defined by the 
Comptroller General. 
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(B) REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the report 
under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall— 
(i) review any major rules or sets of 
major rules associated with the programs, 
agencies, offices, and initiatives identified 
in the report as having duplicative goals or 
activities; 
(ii) determine, in consultation with 
the relevant agencies, whether any of the 
major rules or sets of major rules identi-
fied in clause (i) are potentially duplicative, 
burdensome, or outdated; and 
(iii) determine whether any of the 
major rules or sets of major rules identi-
fied in clause (ii) should be consolidated or 
repealed, in whole or in part. 
(3) IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR RULES OR SETS 
OF MAJOR RULES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, on an annual basis— 
(i) compile a list of major rules or sets 
of major rules that the Administrator de-
termines are duplicative, burdensome, or 
outdated; and 
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(ii) submit to Congress and include in 
each Unified Agenda of Federal Regu-
latory and Deregulatory Actions a list of 
major rules or sets of major rules that the 
Administrator has identified under para-
graph (1)(B), which may include rec-
ommendations as to whether any of those 
major rules or sets of major rules should 
be consolidated or repealed, in whole or in 
part. 
(B) REQUIREMENT FOR LIST.—The list of 
major rules or sets of major rules identified as 
duplicative, burdensome, or outdated under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) shall be derived from the 
major rules and sets of major rules identified 
under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)(ii). 
(4) EXISTING REPORT.—The requirement de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) may be satisfied by any 
existing annual report, such as the Unified Agenda 
of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, 
that is compiled by the Administrator and includes 
the information described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) CRITERIA FOR REVIEW.—In identifying major 
rules or sets of major rules that are duplicative, burden-
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some, or outdated under subsection (a), the Administrator 
may consider— 
(1) whether the original purpose of the major 
rule or set of major rules was achieved, and the 
major rule or set of major rules could be repealed, 
in whole or in part, without significant recurrence of 
adverse effects or conduct that the major rule or set 
of major rules was intended to prevent or reduce; 
(2) whether the implementation, compliance, 
administration, enforcement, imposition of unfunded 
mandates, or other costs of the major rule or set of 
major rules to the economy are not justified by the 
benefits to society within the United States produced 
by the expenditure of those costs; 
(3) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
has been rendered unnecessary or obsolete, taking 
into consideration the length of time since the major 
rule or set of major rules was made and the degree 
to which technology, economic conditions, market 
practices, or other relevant factors have changed in 
the subject area affected by the major rule or set of 
major rules; 
(4) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
has become unjustified or unnecessary as a result of 
changed circumstances; 
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(5) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
is compatible with other regulations and not duplica-
tive or inappropriately burdensome in the aggregate; 
(6) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
is ineffective at achieving the purposes of the major 
rule or set of major rules; 
(7) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
is duplicative of other Federal regulations; 
(8) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
has excessive compliance costs, user fees, imposes 
unfunded mandates, or is otherwise excessively bur-
densome, as compared to alternatives that— 
(A) specify performance objectives rather 
than conduct or manners of compliance; 
(B) establish economic incentives to en-
courage desired behavior; 
(C) 
provide 
information 
upon 
which 
choices can be made by the public; 
(D) incorporate other innovative alter-
natives rather than agency actions that specify 
conduct or manners of compliance; or 
(E) could in other ways substantially lower 
costs without significantly undermining effec-
tiveness; 
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(9) whether the major rule or set of major rules 
inhibits innovation in or growth of the United States 
economy, such as by impeding the introduction or 
use of safer or equally safe technology that is newer 
or more efficient than technology required by or per-
missible under the major rule or set of major rules; 
(10) whether or not the major rule or set of 
major rules harms competition within the United 
States economy or the international economic com-
petitiveness of enterprises or entities based in the 
United States; 
(11) whether or not the major rule or set of 
major rules limits or prevents an agency from apply-
ing new or emerging technologies to improve effi-
ciency and effectiveness of government; 
(12) whether the major rule or set of major 
rules harms wage growth, including wage growth for 
minimum wage and part-time workers; 
(13) whether the major rule or set of major 
rules is outdated; 
(14) whether the major rule or set of major 
rules is in full compliance with the requirements of 
section 801(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code; 
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(15) whether, and the extent to which, the re-
peal, in whole or in part, of the major rule or set 
of major rules would impact public health; 
(16) the review of the report submitted by the 
Comptroller General of the United States under sub-
section (a)(2); and 
(17) such other criteria as the Administrator 
determines to identify major rules or sets of major 
rules that can be repealed, in whole or in part, to 
eliminate or reduce unnecessarily burdensome costs 
to the United States economy. 
(c) CONSIDERATION BY CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Administrator submits 
a list of major rules or sets of major rules to Congress 
under subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), each appropriate congres-
sional committee shall— 
(1) review each such major rule or set of major 
rules that is within the jurisdiction of the committee 
to determine if the major rule or set of major rules 
should be consolidated or repealed, in whole or in 
part; and 
(2) issue a recommendation to consolidate or 
repeal, in whole or in part, the major rule or set of 
major rules in a joint resolution. 
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SEC. 4. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF 
JOINT RESOLUTION. 
(a) INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any joint resolution— 
(A) shall be introduced in the Senate (by 
request) by the Majority Leader or Minority 
Leader of the Senate or by a Member of the 
Senate designated by the Majority Leader or 
Minority Leader of the Senate not later than 60 
days after the date on which each appropriate 
congressional committee has issued the rec-
ommendation required under section 3(c); and 
(B) shall be introduced in the House of 
Representatives (by request) by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives or the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives or by 
a Member of the House of Representatives des-
ignated by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives not later than 60 
days after the date on which each appropriate 
congressional committee has issued the rec-
ommendation required under section 3(c). 
(2) REINTRODUCTION.—Any joint resolution 
shall be reintroduced as described in paragraph (1) 
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not later than 60 days after the first day of a Con-
gress if— 
(A) the joint resolution was introduced 
during the previous Congress after the date 
that was 210 days before the date of the sine 
die adjournment of such previous Congress; and 
(B) there was not a vote in either House 
of Congress on passage of the joint resolution 
introduced under subparagraph (A) during the 
previous Congress by which the joint resolution 
was not agreed to. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 
(1) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro-
duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall be 
placed immediately on the calendar. 
(2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order, not later than 210 days after the date 
on which the joint resolution is introduced or 
reintroduced in the Senate under subsection (a) 
(even though a previous motion to the same ef-
fect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of a joint resolution. 
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(B) PROCEDURE.—For a motion to pro-
ceed to the consideration of a joint resolution— 
(i) all points of order against the mo-
tion are waived; 
(ii) the motion is not debatable; 
(iii) the motion is not subject to a mo-
tion to postpone; 
(iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order; and 
(v) if the motion is agreed to, the 
joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of. 
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Senate proceeds 
to consideration of a joint resolution— 
(i) all points of order against the joint 
resolution (and against consideration of 
the joint resolution) are waived; 
(ii) consideration of the joint resolu-
tion, and all debatable motions and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to 
not more than 10 hours, which shall be di-
vided equally between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees; 
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(iii) a motion further to limit debate 
is in order and not debatable; 
(iv) an amendment to, a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to commit the joint 
resolution is not in order; and 
(v) a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business is not in order. 
(B) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas-
sage shall occur immediately following the con-
clusion of the consideration of a joint resolu-
tion, and a single quorum call at the conclusion 
of the debate if requested in accordance with 
the rules of the Senate. 
(C) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of this paragraph or 
the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to 
the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall 
be decided without debate. 
(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(1) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.—Any com-
mittee of the House of Representatives to which a 
joint resolution is referred shall report it to the 
House of Representatives not later than 180 days 
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(E) a motion to reconsider the vote on pas-
sage of the joint resolution shall not be in 
order. 
(d) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of a 
joint resolution of that House, that House receives 
from the other House a joint resolution— 
(A) the joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee; and 
(B) with respect to a joint resolution of the 
House receiving the resolution— 
(i) the procedure in that House shall 
be the same as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other House; and 
(ii) the vote on passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce or 
consider a joint resolution under this section, the 
joint resolution of the other House shall be entitled 
to expedited floor procedures under this section. 
(3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— 
If, following passage of a joint resolution in the Sen-
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ate, the Senate receives the companion measure 
from the House of Representatives, the companion 
measure shall not be debatable. 
(4) CONSIDERATION AFTER PASSAGE.—If the 
President vetoes the joint resolution, consideration 
of a veto message in the Senate under this para-
graph shall be not more than 10 hours equally di-
vided between the majority and minority leaders or 
their designees. 
(e) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 
each House, respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 
in the case of a joint resolution, and to supersede 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
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