,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #h1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require each agency to   
repeal #c existing regulations before   
issuing a new regulation1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,expediting ,reform 
,and ,stopping ,excess ,regulations ,act
 or the ,,eraser ,act4  #b4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency2 rule ,the 
terms agency and rule have the meanings 
given those terms in section #eea of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,major rule ,the term major rule has the
 meaning given the term in section #hjd 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means each 
of the several ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 each territory or possession

 of the ,united ,states1 and each       
federally recognized ,indian tribe4  #c4
 ,repeal of regulations required before 
issuance of a new rule  7a7 ,requirement
 for rule ,an agency may not issue a    
rule unless the agency has repealed #c  
or more rules described in subsection   
7c7 that1 to the extent practicable1 are
 related to the rule4  7b7 ,requirement 
for major rule  7#a7 ,repeal required   
,an agency may not issue a major rule   
unless-- 7,a7 the agency has repealed #c
 or more rules described in subsection  
7c7 that1 to the extent practicable1 are
 related to the major rule2 and  7,b7   
the cost of the new major rule is less  
than or equal to the cost of the rules  
repealed4  7#b7 ,certified cost ,for any
 rule issued in accordance with         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator of   
the ,office of ,information and         
,regulatory ,affairs of the ,office of  
,management and ,budget shall certify   
that the cost of the new major rule is  
equal to or less than the cost of the   

rules repealed4  7c7 ,repealed rules    
described ,a rule described in this     
subsection-- 7#a7 does not include an   
interpretative rule1 general statement  
of policy1 or rule of agency            
organization1 procedure1 or practice2   
and  7#b7 was issued through the notice 
and comment rulemaking process under    
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7d7 ,publication        
required ,any rule repealed under       
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be published
 in the ,federal ,register4  7e7        
,applicability ,this section-- 7#a7     
applies to any rule or major rule that  
imposes a cost or responsibility on a   
nongovernmental person or a ,state or   
local government2 and  7#b7 shall not   
apply to any rule or major rule that    
relates to the management1 organization1
 or personnel of an agency or           
procurement by the agency4  #d4         
,government ,accountability ,office     
study of rules ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 and every #e years thereafter1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall conduct a study and submit
 to ,congress a report that includes1 as
 of the date on which the report is     
submitted-- 7#a7 the number of rules    
that are in effect2  7#b7 the number of 
major rules that are in effect2 and     
7#c7 the total estimated economic cost  
imposed by the rules described in       
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74