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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7226 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7226
To require the use of artificial intelligence to review agency
regulations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2026
Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Mr. Bean of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require the use of artificial intelligence to review agency
regulations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial
intelligence system'' means a machine-based system that, for an
explicit or implicit objective, infers how to generate outputs,
such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions
that can influence physical or virtual environments, from the
input the system receives.
(3) Redundant.--The term ``redundant'' means a regulation
that duplicates, overlaps with, or serves the same purpose as
another regulation, such that the elimination of the regulation
would not result in a loss of essential information or
regulatory function.
(4) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' has the meaning
given the term ``rule'' in section 551 of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) Outdated.--The term ``outdated'' means a regulation
that has been superseded by more recent legislation,
technological advances, or regulatory developments, rendering
the regulation inapplicable or unenforceable.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, shall implement a process for identifying
redundant or outdated regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations
using an artificial intelligence system.
(b) Artificial Intelligence System.--The process established under
subsection (a) shall employ an artificial intelligence system that
meets strict standards, as set out by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, for accuracy, transparency, accountability,
and national security risk.
(c) Review of Process and Artificial Intelligence System.--Not less
frequently than once per fiscal year, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in coordination with the head of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall review and, as
appropriate, revise the process established under subsection (a) to
ensure that--
(1) the process is functioning properly and efficiently;
and
(2) the underlying artificial intelligence system involved
in such process still meets the criteria under subsection (b).
(d) Review of Regulations.--
(1) Referral and review.--A regulation that is identified
as redundant or outdated using the process established under
subsection (a) shall be immediately referred to the agency
responsible for promulgating the regulation for review by that
agency.
(2) Determination.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after a
regulation is referred to an agency under paragraph
(1), personnel at that agency shall make a
determination as to whether the regulation is outdated
or redundant.
(B) Finality of determination.--Any determination
made under subparagraph (A) shall be final.
(e) Rescission of Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which a regulation has been determined to be redundant under
subsection (d), the agency that promulgated the regulation shall
rescind or remove such regulation from the Code of Federal Regulations,
notwithstanding the requirements under subchapter II of chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code.
(f) Amendment of Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which a regulation has been determined to be outdated under
subsection (d), the agency that promulgated the regulation shall--
(1) amend the regulation, notwithstanding the requirements
under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code, for the purposes of bringing the outdated substance up to
date; or
(2) rescind or remove such regulation from the Code of
Federal Regulations, notwithstanding the requirements under
subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) Written Determination.--
(1) In general.--Any determination made under subsection
(d) shall be immediately published on the website of the
relevant agency, including a brief written explanation of the
determination, which shall be made publicly available.
(2) Classified annex.--The head of the agency may, as
necessary, submit a classified annex to Congress to supplement
the explanation published under subsection (g).
SEC. 4. EXPEDITED RESCISSION AND AMENDMENT OF REDUNDANT AND OUTDATED
REGULATIONS.
Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the
flush text at the end--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a regulation determined to be redundant or outdated
as part of the annual review of the Code of Federal Regulations
under the Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Streamline the
Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2026.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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