Federal agencies must prove forms are needed and easiest.
H.R. 10535 — Paperwork Reduction Modernization Act of 2026 · Filed by Tim Burchett (R-TN) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Paperwork Reduction Act. It requires federal agencies to find easier ways to ask for facts from people and companies. Agencies must reuse data they have. They must use electronic methods or ask a smaller group instead of everyone. Agencies must check their forms every three years. They must remove forms that are not needed and stop asking for the same facts twice.
Who it affects
People and companies will fill out fewer forms. Federal agencies must now prove why they need each form and show they picked the easiest way.
One thing to notice
Agencies must prove each form is needed and the easiest option. Checks every three years may force agencies to drop old forms.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Paperwork Reduction Act — A federal law that limits how much the government can ask people and companies to provide.
- forms — Papers or online requests the government sends to people or companies to gather facts.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,493 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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