H.R. 2997: One In, Two Out Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-02 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

One In, Two Out Act

Plain summary

One In, Two Out Act - Prohibits a federal agency from: (1) issuing a new rule unless such agency has repealed two or more existing rules that impose a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or state or local government and that are, to the extent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major rule (generally, a rule that has an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) unless such agency has repealed two or more rules that are related to such major rule and the cost of the new major rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed. Requires any rule that is repealed to be published in the Federal Register.

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Official text

One In, Two Out Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 25 cosponsors

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Roger Williams (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jason Smith (R-MO), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2997.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2997 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113