Executive Order 13771
executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump
Executive Order 13771, titled "Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs", was an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on January 30, 2017.
On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden rescinded the executive order.
Provisions
Executive Order 13771 required any executive department or agency planning to publicly announce a new regulation to propose at least two regulations to be repealed. The cost of the implementation of these new regulations was supposed to be less than or equal to 0 dollars. If costs above 0 dollars were accrued, the payment of these costs were to be funded through the elimination of more regulations. Advice on the financial aspect of these matters was provided by the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Under the executive order, it was up to the director to notify agencies of their total incremental costs for a given year. The director was allowed to issue both increases or decreases in said costs. The director also had the authority to exempt regulations/agencies from compliance with the Executive Order.
Lawsuit
In February 2017, Public Citizen, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Communications Workers of America filed a lawsuit seeking to block implementation of the Executive Order 13771.
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