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Congress·In Committee·about 1 month ago

Congress Proposes Using AI to Automatically Identify and Delete Outdated Federal Regulations

Also known as: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2026

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Impact Analysis

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Key Points

  • Congress is considering a bill that would require the government to use artificial intelligence to scan every federal rule and regulation once a year. The goal is to find rules that are 'redundant,' meaning they repeat what another rule already says, or 'outdated,' meaning they no longer make sense because of new technology or newer laws.
  • The Office of Management and Budget would work with tech experts to run this AI system. If the AI flags a rule, the agency in charge of that rule has 30 days to review it. If they agree the rule is unnecessary or old, they must either fix it or delete it entirely within another 30-day window.
  • This policy aims to cut through 'red tape' and simplify the massive book of federal rules that businesses and citizens must follow. By using AI, the government hopes to find thousands of pages of confusing or overlapping requirements that human workers might miss or take years to review manually.
  • To speed things up, the bill allows agencies to skip the usual public comment period when deleting or fixing these AI-flagged rules. While this makes the process much faster, it means the public and affected businesses might not get a chance to argue against a change before it happens.
  • Every time an agency decides to keep, change, or delete a rule based on the AI's findings, they must post an explanation on their website for the public to see. This ensures there is a public record explaining why certain regulations were removed or updated.
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Milestones

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Jan 22, 2026House

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.

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To require the use of artificial intelligence to review agency regulations, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 7226
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred 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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