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RED Tape Act of 2021

Introduced: April 20, 2021 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2021 or the RED Tape Act of 2021

This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more existing rules causing such a burden and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the rules repealed or amended.

In determining whether to repeal such a rule, an agency must consider (1) whether the rule has achieved its purpose, has become obsolete, or overlaps with a rule to be issued; (2) any adverse effects that could materialize if the rule is repealed; and (3) whether the costs of the rule outweigh its benefits.

What's happening now April 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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