I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7226 
To require the use of artificial intelligence to review agency regulations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2026 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Mr. BEAN of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the use of artificial intelligence to review agency 
regulations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Artificial 
Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations 
Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘artificial intelligence system’’ means a ma-
chine-based system that, for an explicit or implicit 
objective, infers how to generate outputs, such as 
predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions 
that can influence physical or virtual environments, 
from the input the system receives. 
(3) 
REDUNDANT.—The 
term 
‘‘redundant’’ 
means a regulation that duplicates, overlaps with, or 
serves the same purpose as another regulation, such 
that the elimination of the regulation would not re-
sult in a loss of essential information or regulatory 
function. 
(4) REGULATION.—The term ‘‘regulation’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘rule’’ in section 551 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(5) OUTDATED.—The term ‘‘outdated’’ means a 
regulation that has been superseded by more recent 
legislation, technological advances, or regulatory de-
velopments, rendering the regulation inapplicable or 
unenforceable. 
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SEC. 3. ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW OF 
THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
consultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, shall implement a process for identifying re-
dundant or outdated regulations in the Code of Federal 
Regulations using an artificial intelligence system. 
(b) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.—The proc-
ess established under subsection (a) shall employ an artifi-
cial intelligence system that meets strict standards, as set 
out by the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, for accuracy, transparency, accountability, and na-
tional security risk. 
(c) REVIEW OF PROCESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE SYSTEM.—Not less frequently than once per fis-
cal year, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in coordination with the head of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology, shall review and, as 
appropriate, revise the process established under sub-
section (a) to ensure that— 
(1) the process is functioning properly and effi-
ciently; and 
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(2) the underlying artificial intelligence system 
involved in such process still meets the criteria 
under subsection (b). 
(d) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.— 
(1) REFERRAL
AND
REVIEW.—A regulation 
that is identified as redundant or outdated using the 
process established under subsection (a) shall be im-
mediately referred to the agency responsible for pro-
mulgating the regulation for review by that agency. 
(2) DETERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after a regulation is referred to an agency 
under paragraph (1), personnel at that agency 
shall make a determination as to whether the 
regulation is outdated or redundant. 
(B) FINALITY OF DETERMINATION.—Any 
determination made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be final. 
(e) RESCISSION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which a regulation has been 
determined to be redundant under subsection (d), the 
agency that promulgated the regulation shall rescind or 
remove such regulation from the Code of Federal Regula-
tions, notwithstanding the requirements under subchapter 
II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. 
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