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H.R. 67 119th Congress House

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review

Official title: To improve retrospective reviews of Federal regulations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
May 21, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act

This bill requires the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to issue guidance for using technology to retrospectively review existing federal regulations and, in consultation with relevant agencies, report on the progress of the federal government in making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format.

Specifically, the OIRA report must (1) assess whether regulations of agencies have been made available to the public in a machine-readable format, and (2) provide information about the recognition by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Currently, the content of the eCFR is authoritative but unofficial.

Additionally, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this bill, the OIRA must issue guidance about how a federal agency can use technology to retrospectively review the agency's existing regulations. Each agency must plan and implement a strategy to comply with the OIRA's guidance for the retrospective review.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 644 Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act
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Crane, Elijah
Arizona · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 67: Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-67/
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"H.R. 67: Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-67/.
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H.R. 67, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-67/.
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[H.R. 67: Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-67/)
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