# Understanding the CURB Act

The CURB Act (which stands for "Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape and Bureaucracy Act") creates a simple rule: whenever a government agency wants to create a new regulation, it must first identify three existing regulations it plans to get rid of. Think of it like a "one in, three out" policy for government rules.

Here's how it works in practice. Let's say the Environmental Protection Agency wants to create a new rule about water quality standards. Under this bill, before they can propose that new rule, they'd have to publicly announce which three existing EPA rules they're going to eliminate. They'd also have to say when they started the process of repealing those three rules. The only exception is if a new rule is specifically required by Congress through a law—in those cases, agencies wouldn't have to follow the three-for-one requirement.

The goal behind this bill is to reduce the overall number of regulations on the books. Supporters believe that for every new rule added, getting rid of three old ones will help simplify government and reduce what they see as unnecessary bureaucracy. However, critics might worry that this could force agencies to eliminate rules that are actually important or useful, just to meet a quota. The bill essentially ties the hands of agencies by making it harder to add new protections or requirements without first removing other rules, even if those other rules serve different purposes or are still needed.

CURB Act

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Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape and Bureaucracy Act or the CURB Act This bill requires federal agencies to identify three rules that the agency is repealing for any proposed new rule, unless the proposed rule is required by statute.