Agencies get AI tools to quietly eliminate regulations—with no public safeguards.
H.R. 67 — Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review · Filed by Andy Biggs (R-AZ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill requires federal agencies to conduct systematic reviews of existing regulations using technology and AI tools to identify outdated, redundant, or burdensome rules. It mandates that OMB issue guidance on how agencies should use these tools, requires each agency to submit a plan within two years, and then implement that plan within six months—with the goal of streamlining and potentially eliminating regulations deemed ineffective or excessive.
Why we flagged it
The bill establishes a procedural mechanism for agencies to review and potentially eliminate existing regulations using technology. It is not a direct deregulation bill but rather a process-enabler that may accelerate deregulation by making it easier to identify and remove rules.
What the text implies
- The bill does not distinguish between public-interest regulations (environmental, safety, labor, consumer protection) and business-compliance rules, creating risk that protective regulations could be eliminated alongside genuinely obsolete ones.
- Agencies have full discretion over which regulations to review and what to do with findings—there is no requirement to preserve rules that serve statutory mandates or protect vulnerable populations.
The full analysis lists 5 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
regulated industries (broadly); companies subject to environmental, labor, or consumer-protection rules; financial services firms