I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3256 
To require each agency to repeal or revise 1 or more existing regulations 
before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. COOK, Mr. LONG, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. ALLEN, 
Mr. PALMER, Mr. BRAT, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. CULBERSON) introduced 
the following bill; which was 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 
A BILL 
To require each agency to repeal or revise 1 or more 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 ‘‘One In, One Out Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED 
BEFORE ISSUANCE OF A NEW RULE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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(1) the terms ‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘rule’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, each territory or 
possession of the United States, and each federally 
recognized Indian tribe. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR RULE.—An agency may not 
issue a rule unless the agency has repealed or revised in 
a way that reduces costs to the regulated entities 1 or 
more rules described in subsection (e) that, to the extent 
practicable, are related to the rule. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR NEW RULES.— 
(1) REPEAL REQUIRED.—An agency may not 
issue a rule unless— 
(A) the agency has repealed 1 or more 
rules described in subsection (e) that, to the ex-
tent practicable, are related to the rule; and 
(B) the cost of the new rule is less than or 
equal to the cost of the rules repealed or re-
vised. 
(2) CERTIFIED COST.—For any rule subject to 
paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Office of In-
formation and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall certify, before the 
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rule is issued, that the cost of the new rule is equal 
to or less than the cost of the rules repealed or re-
vised. 
(d) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—Any rule repealed or 
revised under subsection (b) or (c) shall be published in 
the Federal Register. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section— 
(1) applies to any rule that imposes a cost or 
responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a 
State or local government; and 
(2) shall not apply to any rule— 
(A) that relates to procurement by the 
agency; or 
(B) that is being revised to be less burden-
some to decrease requirements imposed by the 
rule or cost of compliance. 
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