Congress should immediately pass these bills to remove bureaucratic hurdles that discourage Floridians from opening small businesses. These bills include: Expediting Reform and Stopping Excess Regulations (ERASER) Act
Pass the Expediting Reform and Stopping Excess Regulations (ERASER) Act to bar agencies from issuing a major rule unless they repeal at least three rules and offset the cost.
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Evidence
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Congress.gov lists S.30, the ERASER Act, as introduced in the Senate on 01/08/2025, with latest action: read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It shows the bill status as Introduced, Rick Scott as a cosponsor on 01/08/2025, and no passage steps completed.
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Scott's Senate office said he was calling on Congress to pass several red-tape bills, including the Expediting Reform and Stopping Excess Regulations (ERASER) Act, described as prohibiting an agency from issuing a major rule unless it repeals three or more rules and offsets the cost as certified by OIRA.
Assessments
The ERASER Act matching the promise was introduced in the 119th Congress as S.30 on January 8, 2025, with Rick Scott listed as an original cosponsor, and Scott continued publicly urging Congress to pass it in August 2026. However, the latest available bill status shows only referral to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, with no passage by either chamber and no enactment. Scott made a concrete legislative effort, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.