S. 30 (119th)Bill Overview

ERASER Act

Government Operations and Politics|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversight
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

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

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

<p><strong>Expediting Reform And Stopping Excess Regulations Act or the ERASER Act</strong></p><p>This bill generally requires federal agencies to repeal three rules before issuing a new rule.</p><p>In the case of a new nonmajor rule, an agency must repeal at least three rules that, to the extent practicable, are related to the new rule.</p><p>In the case of a new major rule, (1) an agency must repeal at least three rules&nbsp;that are related to the new major rule, and (2) the cost of the new major rule must be less than or equal to the cost of the repealed rules.&nbsp;A&nbsp;<em>major rule</em> is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.</p><p>These requirements apply to rules issued through the notice and comment process and do not apply to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice. Further, the requirements do not apply to a rule or major rule that relates to the management, organization, or personnel of an agency or procurement by the agency.</p><p>Any rule repealed under this bill must&nbsp;be published in the Federal Register.</p><p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must report on&nbsp;the number and estimated cost of rules and major rules currently in effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Why people may split

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Watch point

The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.

<p><strong>Expediting Reform And Stopping Excess Regulations Act or the ERASER Act</strong></p><p>This bill generally requires federal agencies to repeal three rules before issuing a new rule.</p><p>In the case of a new nonmajor rule, an agency must repeal at least three rules that, to the extent practicable, are related to the new rule.</p><p>In the case of a new major rule, (1) an agency must repeal at least three rules&nbsp;that are related to the new major rule, and (2) the cost of the new major rule must be less than or equal to the cost of the repealed rules.&nbsp;A&nbsp;<em>major rule</em> is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.</p><p>These requirements apply to rules issued through the notice and comment process and do not apply to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice.

Further, the requirements do not apply to a rule or major rule that relates to the management, organization, or personnel of an agency or procurement by the agency.</p><p>Any rule repealed under this bill must&nbsp;be published in the Federal Register.</p><p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must report on&nbsp;the number and estimated cost of rules and major rules currently in effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Passage38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention62/100

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
Likely burdened
  • No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Centrist

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Conservative

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

Why this could stall
  • The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

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