One In, Two Out Act

One In, Two Out Act - Prohibits a federal agency from: (1) issuing a new rule unless such agency has repealed two or more existing rules that impose a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or state or local government and that are, to the extent practicable, related to the new rule; or (2) issuing a major rule (generally, a rule that has an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) unless such agency has repealed two or more rules that are related to such major rule and the cost of the new major rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed. Requires any rule that is repealed to be published in the Federal Register.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2997 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2997

   To require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before 
           issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2013

Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Williams, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
 Conaway, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Neugebauer, and 
  Mr. Cook) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before 
           issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``One In, Two Out Act''.

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        unless such agency has repealed two or more rules described in 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 two 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 Management and Budget must have certified 
                that the cost of the new major rule is equal to or less 
                that the cost of the rules repealed.
            (3) Publication required.--Any rule repealed under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) shall be published in the Federal 
        Register.
            (4) Applicability.--This section--
                    (A) applies to any rule or major rule that imposes 
                a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental 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 imposed by 
                        the rule or cost of compliance.
            (5) Definitions.--In this section:
                    (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 Columbia, each 
                territory or possession of the United States, and each 
                federally recognized Indian tribe.
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