Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Most Recent

Rick Scott Brings Back the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act

File Photo

This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., reintroduced a proposal to “reduce burdensome government regulations and more efficiently dispose of outdated, duplicative or unnecessary agency regulations” and which “will create a mechanism to eliminate multiple regulations originating from federal executive branch agencies in a joint resolution.”

Scott brought back the “Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act” with eight Republican co-sponsors and the support of Heritage Action, FreedomWorks, Americans for Prosperity, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the National Taxpayers Union, the R Street Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

“Washington’s complete dysfunction is on full display,” Scott said. “Everywhere you look you see a confusing web of outdated regulations, duplicative processes and burdensome red tape within our federal agencies, some of which haven’t been reviewed or used by these agencies for decades. It’s inefficient and a complete waste of tax dollars. Our Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act will streamline the federal government to make it work better for the American people. We did this in Florida when I was governor, cutting more than 5,000 burdensome regulations, and businesses thrived. With Joe Biden and Democrats’ overreaching and inflation-fueling policies hurting American families, it’s about time we bring this commonsense approach nationwide.”

“Washington’s confusing web of regulations creates headaches and expenses for Americans in every industry. Our bill would eliminate outdated and duplicative regulations so that businesses can thrive,” said U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., one of the co-sponsors.

Kevin Kuhlman, the vice president of federal government relations at NFIB, explained why his organization was backing the proposal.

“Since 2021, President Biden has imposed a historic regulatory burden on businesses. These burdens fall disproportionately on small businesses that do not have lawyers or compliance officers to assist with onerous requirements. NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center has also demonstrated that federal agencies often disregard the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to consider the impacts of regulations on small businesses. Small businesses across the country appreciate Senator Rick Scott’s focus on examining regulatory accumulation through legislation like the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act. We look forward to working with the Senator on ways to reduce the regulatory burdens and red tape that make operating and growing a small business more difficult,” said Kuhlman.

Scott’s bill would have the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) annually “compile and maintain a list of all planned agency major rules or sets of major rules for the period covered by the submission; and compile a list of outdated, duplicative or burdensome agency regulations to consolidate or repeal.”

The bill was sent to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. So far, there is no companion measure over in the U.S. House.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Author

  • Kevin Derby

    Originally from Jacksonville, Kevin Derby is a contributing writer for Florida Daily and covers politics across Florida. View all posts

Share Story Via Text, E-Mail, Facebook or Twitter

Follow Us on Social Media

Related Stories

Elections

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) Center for Political Strategy released the initial findings from its Q4 2024 Statewide General Election Poll, which will...

Florida Politics

As communities across Florida’s Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Helene, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott are meeting with...

Elections

A series of September polling data shows Florida Senator Rick Scott outperforming his Democratic opponent, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, for the Senate seat. National polling company 538 compiles the averages...

Stories 11-14

Less than ten days after Ryan Routh was arrested while carrying a rifle near former President Donald Trump‘s golf course in Palm Beach, the...

Elections

On Thursday, the Florida Fraternal Order of Police announced its endorsement of Senator Rick Scott (R) for re-election to the U.S. Senate. “The Office of U.S. Senator...

Crime

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) hosted a press conference with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo), Ron Johnson (R-Wis), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo) to bring attention...

Elections

Below is an official statement from U.S. Senator Rick Scott regarding security resource expansion for former President Donald Trump. Scott joined other Republican Senators...

Elections

Senator Rick Scott‘s campaign says his opponent, former Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell isn’t being honest about her ties to supporters of Venezuelan communist dictator...