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

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7592 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7592 To require certain agencies to impose extendable sunset dates on certain regulations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. Goldman of Texas (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 require certain agencies to impose extendable sunset dates on certain regulations, 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 ``Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS; STATUTORY IDENTIFICATION. In this Act: (1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means each of the following: (A) The Department of Energy. (B) Each of the following offices within the Department of the Interior: (i) The Bureau of Land Management. (ii) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. (iii) The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. (iv) The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. (C) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Covered regulation.--The term ``covered regulation'' means-- (A) with respect to the Department of Energy, any regulation promulgated by the Department of Energy under or pursuant to-- (i) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42