Paperwork Reduction Modernization Act of 2026
Requires agencies to seek less burdensome ways to collect information and regularly review their information requests.
In the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee since Sept. 24, 2026, 11 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 24, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Federal agencies collect information from people and organizations to carry out their work. The bill would require agencies to consider less burdensome ways to collect it and review their information collections for unnecessary, modifiable, or duplicate requests.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Compare ways to collect information
When planning information collections, agencies would have to evaluate alternatives that could reduce the burden on people providing information. The alternatives must include using data already collected by the same or another agency, electronic collection methods, and statistical sampling; agencies would also have to support that their chosen collection is the least burdensome option necessary.
- Review agency information collections
Agencies would have to review their information collections and identify those that are unnecessary, could be changed to reduce burden, or duplicate another agency’s collection.
The bill would make reducing the burden of federal information requests an explicit part of agencies’ collection decisions. Its recurring reviews could also help agencies identify requests that are no longer needed or that duplicate another agency’s collection.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 24, 2026HOUSESEP 24, 2026By Rep. BurchettReferred to Oversight and Government Reform
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeeSEP 24, 2026OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM NOWSEP 24, 2026In committee for 11 daysNo hearing yet
- 11 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
At day 11, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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