About the bill
The SCRUB Act (H.R. 1155) would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed, with the goal of reducing the cost of regulations on the economy. The bill also would direct agencies to review all regulations within 10 years.
“My mission with the SCRUB Act is to require a full evaluation of all 175,000-plus pages of the Federal Register and identify outdated and ineffective regulations for removal,” explained Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), who introduced the bill last February. “This streamlining will lessen regulatory burdens on small businesses and give them the freedom to innovate and grow.”
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 7, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
9 Cosponsors (9 Republicans)
Position statements
History
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Jun 18, 2014
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Ordered Reported
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Feb 27, 2015
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Introduced
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Mar 2, 2015
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Considered by Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
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Mar 24, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 10, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Jan 7, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 1155 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1155. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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