Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act of 2026

This bill would set expiration dates on certain energy and land regulations issued by the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and four Interior Department offices, including the Bureau of Land Management. Within 90 days, these agencies would have to amend existing covered regulations so they expire within 1 year. New covered regulations would expire within 5 years, unless the agency finds the rule has a net deregulatory effect and notifies the Office of Management and Budget. An agency could extend a regulation by up to 5 years at a time, as many times as it chooses, after taking public comment on its costs and benefits. A regulation that is not extended would stop having effect, could not be enforced, and would be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations.

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Sponsors

• Craig A. Goldman Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors