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The bill improves public access to and oversight of federal regulations and encourages use of AI to prune outdated rules, but it requires agency resources and raises privacy and implementation-timing risks.
Taxpayers, small-business owners, and developers will be able to access and analyze federal rules more easily because agencies must publish regulations in machine-readable formats.
Taxpayers and federal employees will see greater transparency and accountability because agencies are required to produce and implement concrete retrospective-review plans.
Small-business owners and taxpayers could face lower compliance costs over time because agencies will receive guidance and training to use AI and algorithmic tools to identify outdated or redundant regulations.
Taxpayers and small-business owners could face privacy and data-security risks if agencies process sensitive information when using AI and algorithmic tools without adequate safeguards.
Federal, state, and local government employees could be forced to rush reviews and make oversight errors because of short implementation deadlines (e.g., 180 days) to implement plans.
Federal employees and taxpayers may face higher costs because agencies must allocate staff time and funds to develop plans, training, and technology, potentially diverting resources from other services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced February 20, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress February 20, 2025
Requires OMB (through OIRA), working with the Government Publishing Office, the Archivist, and the Director of the Federal Register, to report within 180 days on how agency regulations are available in machine-readable formats and on recognition of the electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Directs OMB to issue guidance within 18 months on using technology (including algorithmic tools and AI) for retrospective regulatory review and for training agency staff, to require each agency to submit a plan within 2 years to implement that guidance identifying rules for review, and to require agencies to begin implementing each plan within 180 days after submission. The bill focuses on making regulations easier to use in data form, encouraging agencies to use modern technology for reviewing existing rules, and forcing timed planning and implementation by agencies; it sets deadlines but does not provide new funding or create criminal or civil penalties.