US Congress House Bill 2997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-0)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

One In, Two Out Act - Prohibits a federal agency from: (1) issuing a new rule unless such agency has repealed two or more existing rules that impose a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or state or local government and that are, to the extent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major rule (generally, a rule that has an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) unless such agency has repealed two or more rules that are related to such major rule and the cost of the new major rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed. Requires any rule that is repealed to be published in the Federal Register.

One In, Two Out Act

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2013-08-02	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-08-02	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-08-02	House	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2997/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2997/BILLS-113hr2997ih.pdf