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Congress·In Committee·11 months ago

Congress Proposes Using AI to Identify and Delete Outdated Federal Regulations

Also known as: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
Federal Employee
Neutral

Federal agency staff would need to review AI-flagged regulations within tight 30-day deadlines and carry out rapid rescissions or amendments.

Small Business Owner
Neutral

Removing outdated rules could reduce compliance burdens, but skipping public comment means businesses lose the chance to weigh in.

Key Points

  • This bill, introduced by Senator Husted and others, would require the government to use artificial intelligence to scan all federal rules every year. The goal is to find regulations that are either repeats of other rules or are so old they no longer apply because of new technology or laws.
  • Once the AI finds a potential problem, the agency in charge of that rule has 30 days to decide if the AI is right. If the agency agrees the rule is a duplicate or out of date, they must delete or update it within another 30 days.
  • To speed things up, the bill lets agencies skip the usual process where they have to ask the public for feedback before changing a rule. This means the government could remove rules much faster than usual, but it also means regular people and businesses might not get a chance to voice their concerns first.
  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology would set strict rules for the AI to make sure it is accurate and doesn't create national security risks. Every year, officials would check the system to make sure the AI is still working correctly and fairly.
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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Mar 25, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

OMB must set up the AI review process for scanning all federal regulations

Within 90 days of the bill becoming law, the government would begin using AI to flag outdated or duplicate rules.

Agencies begin receiving AI-flagged regulations and must act within 30 days

Federal agencies would start reviewing and potentially deleting or updating rules identified by the AI system, without the usual public comment period.

Annual AI review cycle repeats each year

Every year, the AI would rescan all federal rules, creating an ongoing process of regulatory cleanup.

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Artificial intelligence could supercharge Trump's deregulatory push, but experts flag shortfalls

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced S. 1110 to establish an annual AI review of federal rules. While proponents cite Ohio's success in cutting 5 million words from state code, experts warn that an overreliance on AI could lead to poor decision-making and legal challenges over public input.

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MeriTalk·about 1 month ago

New Bill Would Deploy AI to Identify Outdated Federal Rules

The Leveraging AI to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2026 aims to reduce the 200,000-page federal code. Introduced by Rep. Blake Moore, the bill requires OMB and NIST to implement AI systems to flag outdated regulations for removal or amendment by the responsible agencies.

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TechPolicy.Press·28 days ago

January 2026 US Tech Policy Roundup

The Leveraging AI to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act (H.R. 7226) was introduced in the House by Rep. Blake Moore as a companion to Sen. Jon Husted's S. 1110. The legislation is part of a broader push to integrate AI into government efficiency and regulatory oversight.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 1110
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Cosponsors

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R: 6

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