H.R. 7226

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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(5) Outdated.--The term ``outdated'' means a regulation 
that has been superseded by more recent legislation, 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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