One of the things we can do to help pay for it is to get rid of some of the radical regulations that are adding cost to families. It also adds cost to government when you have all these rules and regulations coming out of every federal agency.
Get rid of federal regulations that add costs to families and government.
Occurrences
House Republicans are advancing legislation to overturn this burdensome policy, lower costs for American families, and strengthen our supply chains.
Evidence
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Congress.gov records H.R.26 as passed by the House 237-187 on January 5, 2017, but its latest action was Senate hearings, so it did not become law. The bill would have required congressional approval for all new major regulations and cost offsets for new rules.
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The House roll-call record for H.R.26 shows Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana voting Yea on passage of the REINS Act.
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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.41 as Public Law 115-4. The CRS summary says the joint resolution nullified the SEC rule on Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.
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The House roll-call record for H.J.Res.41 shows Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana voting Yea on the resolution that later became Public Law 115-4.
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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.38 as Public Law 115-5. The CRS summary says it nullified the Department of the Interior Stream Protection Rule for surface coal mining impacts.
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The House roll-call record for H.J.Res.38 shows Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana voting Yea on the resolution that later became Public Law 115-5.
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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.37 as Public Law 115-11. The CRS summary says it nullified a Federal Acquisition Regulation rule implementing Executive Order 13673 on contractor labor-law compliance.
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The House roll-call record for H.J.Res.37 shows Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana voting Yea on the resolution that later became Public Law 115-11.
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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.83 as Public Law 115-21. The CRS summary says it nullified the Department of Labor rule on employers' ongoing obligation to maintain injury and illness records.
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The House roll-call record for H.J.Res.83 shows Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana voting Yea on the resolution that later became Public Law 115-21.
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Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation. Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2026.
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Roll Call 118 | Bill Number: H. R. 6398 Apr 16, 2026, 12:32 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session Vote Question: On Passage RED Tape Act Status: Passed Scalise | Scalise | Republican | LA | Yea
Assessments
Scalise did not eliminate federal regulations broadly, so the sweeping promise was not fully delivered. But during the later 115th Congress, he voted for multiple Congressional Review Act resolutions that became public laws nullifying federal rules, including SEC disclosure, stream protection, federal acquisition, and labor recordkeeping regulations. He also voted for the REINS Act, a broader regulatory-control bill that passed the House but failed in the Senate. This supports partial fulfillment with direct candidate effort, not full delivery.