I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3175 
To require agencies to repeal existing regulations before issuing a new 
regulation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. SELF, Mr. AMODEI, Mrs. ROD-
GERS of Washington, Mr. FRY, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BUCK, Mr. CLOUD, 
Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
MOORE of Alabama, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, 
and Mrs. CAMMACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 
A BILL 
To require agencies to repeal existing regulations before 
issuing a new regulation, 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 ‘‘Regulation Reduction 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED BEFORE 
ISSUANCE OF A NEW RULE. 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR RULE.—An agency may 
not issue a rule unless such agency has repealed two 
or more rules described in paragraph (4) that, to the 
extent practicable, are related to the rule. 
(2) REQUIREMENT FOR MAJOR RULE.— 
(A) REPEAL REQUIRED.—An agency may 
not issue a major rule unless— 
(i) such agency has repealed three or 
more rules described in paragraph (4) 
that, to the extent practicable, are related 
to the major rule; and 
(ii) the cost of the new major rule is 
less than or equal to the cost of the rules 
repealed. 
(B) CERTIFIED
COST.—For any rule 
issued in accordance with subparagraph (A), 
the Administrator of the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget must have certified that the 
cost of the new major rule is equal to or less 
than the cost of the rules repealed. 
(3) PUBLICATION
REQUIRED.—Any rule re-
pealed under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published 
in the Federal Register. 
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(4) APPLICABILITY.—This section— 
(A) applies to any rule or major rule that 
imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovern-
mental person or a State or local government; 
and 
(B) shall not apply to any rule or major 
rule— 
(i) that relates to the internal policy 
or practice of an agency or procurement by 
the agency; or 
(ii) that is being revised to be less 
burdensome to decrease requirements im-
posed by the rule or cost of compliance. 
(5) REVIEW
OF
AGENCY
RULES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the head of each agency shall submit to Con-
gress and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget a report that includes a review of each 
rule of the agency that identifies whether that rule 
is costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated, includ-
ing a list of any other unnecessary regulatory re-
striction of the agency that is costly, ineffective, du-
plicative, or outdated. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(A) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(B) MAJOR RULE.—The term ‘‘major rule’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 804 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(C) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(D) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means 
each of the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, each territory or possession of the 
United States, and each federally recognized In-
dian Tribe. 
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