HR8162Referred to Committee

Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-03-30
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Daniel Meuser
Daniel Meuser
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (551 recorded votes)

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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.

2026-03-30

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would change how federal agencies review and update their existing regulations, likely making it easier for agencies to reconsider or eliminate rules that are outdated or burdensome. The changes would affect businesses of all sizes, workers, and consumers by potentially reducing regulatory requirements across industries. Small businesses and the judiciary committees are particularly focused on this legislation because of how it could impact compliance costs and legal processes.

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