Rep. Andy Biggs on Modernizing Regulatory Review with Technology

Modernizing Regulatory Review Act (HR67)

• 💡 Representative Biggs champions HR67, the Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act, which aims to cut red tape and support American businesses.
• 🎯 The bill proposes using modern tools, including artificial intelligence, to help agencies identify and remove obsolete or conflicting regulations more efficiently.
• 🔑 This initiative builds upon President Trump's deregulatory agenda, focusing on restoring accountability and unleashing economic opportunity.

Concerns Regarding HR67

• ⚠️ Representative Lynch expresses reservations, stating he cannot support the bill in its current form due to potentially onerous new requirements for agencies.
• 🧐 The bill's mandate for agencies to submit detailed plans for retrospective review and to implement them quickly is seen as a potential burden.
• ⚖️ Lynch suggests the bill could grant agency heads open-ended authority to review regulations beyond statutory requirements, potentially diverting resources from rule creation.

The Role of Retrospective Review

• 📈 Many agencies are already mandated to conduct periodic retrospective review of existing regulations.
• ⚙️ Congress must ensure that agencies effectively review current regulations as the regulatory state expands.
• 📄 The bill seeks to improve the process by making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format and using technology for review.