Enhanced Prove It Act

Every federal executive agency must conduct a comprehensive review of all its active regulations every four years. For each regulation, the agency shall prepare a plain-English justification report assessing its current necessity, benefits, costs to the public and businesses, and alignment with statutory goals. Agencies must propose repeal or simplification for any regulation that fails to demonstrate net benefits or has become obsolete due to changed circumstances. Within 180 days after each review cycle, agencies submit these reports and proposed repeal lists to Congress and publish them online for public comment. Congress may enact joint resolutions to block proposed repeals of essential rules, ensuring protection for public health, safety, and environmental standards. Agencies must complete at least 10% of proposed repeals per cycle unless Congress directs otherwise. To improve efficiency, agencies establish internal 'regulatory improvement teams' with diverse staff to identify redundancies across agencies. Annual efficiency scorecards, measuring reduction in regulatory paperwork and compliance costs, are published by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). This Act promotes evidence-based governance without mandating new regulations, focusing solely on existing ones. Small businesses (under 50 employees) are exempt from compliance cost calculations in justifications to reduce burden.