# 114-hr-1155: SCRUB Act of 2016

114-hr-1155, SCRUB Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1155
- Congress: 114
- Title: SCRUB Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015 or the SCRUB Act of 2015 Establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations to identify, using specified criteria, rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation to the economy, giving priority to major rules that: (1) have been in effect more than 15 years, (2) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory effectiveness, (3) impose disproportionately high costs on small business entities, and (4) could be strengthened in their effectiveness while reducing regulatory costs. Prohibits the reissuance of a rule similar to any rule that has been repealed or that results in the same adverse effects of a repealed rule. Requires the Commission to establish a public website to make regulatory information accessible to the public at no cost. Requires a federal agency that makes a new rule to: (1) repeal rules identified by the Commission to offset the cost to the economy of such new rule (cut-go procedures), and (2) include in the final issuance of such rule a plan for reviewing the rule not later than 10 years after it is promulgated. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget to review and certify the accuracy of agency determinations of the cost of new rules. Makes agency compliance with the requirements of this Act subject to judicial review.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2015-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1155 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1155)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
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