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Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act

USA119th CongressS-644| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to improve how Federal agencies conduct retrospective reviews of existing regulations. Within 180 days of enactment, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress on the progress of making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format . This report will assess public accessibility and the official recognition of the eCFR as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Additionally, within 18 months, the Director of OMB will issue guidance on how agencies can leverage technology, including algorithmic tools and artificial intelligence , to conduct more efficient, cost-effective, and accurate retrospective reviews. This guidance will help agencies identify regulations that are obsolete, ineffective, excessively burdensome, or contain errors, and also train personnel on using these new tools effectively. Finally, each agency head must submit a detailed plan within two years, outlining their strategy for implementing this guidance and identifying regulations requiring or benefiting from review. Agencies are then required to implement their strategies within 180 days of submitting their plans, ensuring a systematic approach to modernizing regulatory oversight and improving regulatory quality.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4434
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-67
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4434
    Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • May 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-67
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-67: Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archives

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act

USA119th CongressS-644| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
This legislation aims to improve how Federal agencies conduct retrospective reviews of existing regulations. Within 180 days of enactment, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress on the progress of making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format . This report will assess public accessibility and the official recognition of the eCFR as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Additionally, within 18 months, the Director of OMB will issue guidance on how agencies can leverage technology, including algorithmic tools and artificial intelligence , to conduct more efficient, cost-effective, and accurate retrospective reviews. This guidance will help agencies identify regulations that are obsolete, ineffective, excessively burdensome, or contain errors, and also train personnel on using these new tools effectively. Finally, each agency head must submit a detailed plan within two years, outlining their strategy for implementing this guidance and identifying regulations requiring or benefiting from review. Agencies are then required to implement their strategies within 180 days of submitting their plans, ensuring a systematic approach to modernizing regulatory oversight and improving regulatory quality.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4434
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-67
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4434
    Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • May 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-67
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 119-67: Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archives