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Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications to how agencies conduct periodic reviews of agency rules, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill modifies the federal regulatory review process by requiring agencies to solicit public comments on whether rules should remain in effect during periodic reviews. It limits agencies' ability to delay reviews to one year at a time and requires them to explain any delays. The bill requires agencies to include in their reviews the cost of compliance and paperwork hours imposed by the rule, as well as an economic analysis. Before conducting a review, agencies must produce a summary and analysis of public comments received.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Daniel Meuser’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $25,535
- SUNDANCE VACATIONS $9,900
- PACE-O-MATIC $9,900
- PENSKE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS $9,300
- PRIDE-MOBILIT PRODUCTS CORP $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Daniel Meuser → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 30, 2026 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. · house
- Mar 30, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2026”.
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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