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Congress·In Progress·H.R. 67

Congress pushes agencies to use AI and other tech to review old regulations and flag outdated rules

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review

10 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

House
Senate
President
Law

Key Points

  • Requires the budget office to report within 180 days on how well federal rules are available in computer-friendly formats.
  • Directs the office that reviews regulations to issue guidance within 18 months on using tech (including AI tools) to spot outdated, conflicting, or overly burdensome rules.
  • Tells each federal agency to submit a review plan within 2 years, explaining how it will use the guidance and which rules should be re-checked after they’re issued.
  • After an agency files its plan, it must start carrying it out within 180 days for future reviews of its existing regulations.
  • Could affect the public by making rule updates faster and easier to track, but it does not directly change any specific rule by itself.
TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceConsumer ProtectionEconomy

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(5)
Small Business Owner
Neutral
Gig Worker
Neutral
Federal Employee
Neutral
Chronic Illness
Neutral
Farmer Rancher
Neutral

State Impacts

ArizonaAZ
neutral

The bill is sponsored by a Representative from Arizona, but it creates nationwide requirements for federal agencies rather than Arizona-specific programs. Arizona residents and businesses would be affected in the same general way as people in other states if federal rules they deal with get simplified or updated.

Milestones

3 milestones4 actions
May 21, 2025House

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.

May 21, 2025House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 3, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 180 days after the bill becomes law

OMB/OIRA sends Congress a report on progress making regulations machine-readable

Easier-to-search online rules may expand, and Congress gets a clear update on whether the government is modernizing how rules are published.

Within 18 months after the bill becomes law

OMB/OIRA issues government-wide guidance on using technology (including AI) for retrospective reviews

Agencies get a playbook for how to use tools to find outdated, duplicative, or error-filled rules and how to train staff to use those tools.

Within 2 years after the bill becomes law

Each agency submits its retrospective review plan to OMB/OIRA and Congress

Agencies publicly commit to which kinds of rules they will prioritize reviewing and how they will carry out those reviews.

Within 180 days after each agency submits its plan

Agencies begin implementing their review strategies

People and businesses may start seeing more cleanups: fixed errors, clearer cross-references, and possible proposals to update or remove rules found to be outdated or overly burdensome.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review

Bill NumberHR 67
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
R: 1

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