H.R. 8162

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8162 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8162

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to 
how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 30, 2026

Mr. Meuser (for himself, Mr. Bresnahan, and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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 amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to 
how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, 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 ``Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. CHANGES TO PERIODIC REVIEW OF RULES.

Section 610 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the fourth sentence--
(i) by striking ``and for the review'' and 
inserting ``, for the review''; and
(ii) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ``, and for the solicitation 
of public comments on whether each such final 
rule should remain in effect''; and
(B) in the fifth sentence--
(i) by inserting ``that includes an 
explanation for the delay'' after ``in a 
statement''; and
(ii) by striking ``by one year at a time 
for a total of not more than five years'' and 
inserting ``by not more than one year'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including 
any analyses or summaries conducted by the agency under 
subsection (c)'' before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the cost of compliance and the number of paperwork 
hours the rule has required since the rule took effect.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the second sentence--
(i) by striking ``and the need for'' and 
inserting ``, the need for''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, and an economic 
analysis of such rule,'' after ``such rule''; 
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Before conducting a review under this 
section, each agency shall produce a qualitative and 
quantitative summary of such comments that includes an 
analysis of such comments by the agency.''.
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