{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-scott-introduce-the-unnecessary-agency-regulations-reduction-act", "Crapo, Risch, Scott Introduce the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act", "2023-09-28", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Rick Scott (R-Florida) introduced the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act to reduce burdensome government regulations and more efficiently dispose of outdated, duplicative or unnecessary agency regulations. This legislation will create a mechanism to eliminate multiple regulations originating from federal executive branch agencies in a joint resolution.\n\n\u201cAmerica is not made strong by a large central government that overspends,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cBy limiting the federal government\u2019s size and reach, we can help reduce spending and restore the balance of power established in the U.S. Constitution. Congress should advance legislation helping to take a fresh look at federal agency operations to identify how federal functions can be updated and simplified.\u201d\n\n\u201cBurdensome federal regulations and red tape hinder America\u2019s economic growth and diminish Idahoans\u2019 desire to pursue new entrepreneurial ventures,\u201d said Risch. \u201cIt is past time to weed out--like we have in Idaho--duplicative, outdated, and absurd regulations. With the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act, Congress would create a streamlined process to monitor and audit federal regulations in order to more easily and quickly remove futile regulations that have long plagued business owners.\u201d\n\n\u201cWashington\u2019s complete dysfunction is on full display. Everywhere you look you see a confusing web of outdated regulations, duplicative processes and burdensome red tape within our federal agencies, some of which haven\u2019t been reviewed or used by these agencies for decades. It\u2019s inefficient and a complete waste of tax dollars,\u201d said Scott. \u201cOur 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\u2019 overreaching and inflation-fueling policies hurting American families, it\u2019s about time we bring this commonsense approach nationwide.\u201d\n\nSenators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined Risch, Crapo and Scott in cosponsoring this legislation.\n\nThe Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act is endorsed by 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.\n\nThe Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act would create the following process:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-scott-introduce-the-unnecessary-agency-regulations-reduction-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.791570171713829, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}