H.R. 8162

119 HR 8162 IH: Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8162  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026  .
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. .