Reining in the bureaucratic rule-making process
Introduce legislation to rein in the federal bureaucratic rule-making process.
Occurrences
I have and will continue to fight onerous regulations that hamper the American entrepreneurial spirit and economy.
Evidence
The campaign promises page says Biggs pledged to "rein in the bureaucratic rule-making process from the executive branch" and lists that promise as "Cosponsored on January 4, 2017 – Passed the House on January 5, 2017."
Biggs's House issues page says he promised to fight "Reining in bureaucratic rule-making and restoring Article I authority to Congress" and states he has "sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to address all six" of his campaign promises.
Congress.gov shows Rep. Biggs introduced H.R.7533 on 03/05/2024. The bill's title is "Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act," and Congress.gov describes it as a bill to improve retrospective reviews of Federal regulations.
Congress.gov shows Rep. Biggs introduced H.R.67 on 01/03/2025. The official title is "To improve retrospective reviews of Federal regulations, and for other purposes."
Congress.gov lists Rep. Andy Biggs as sponsor of H.R.67, introduced 01/03/2025. Latest action shown is 05/21/2025, when the House Oversight and Accountability Committee ordered it reported by a 24-18 vote. The CRS summary says the bill requires OIRA guidance for technology-assisted retrospective review of federal regulations and requires agency plans to comply with that guidance.
The House report states H.R.7533 was introduced on March 5, 2024, by Representative Andy Biggs. It says the bill would require OIRA guidance on agency use of technology for retrospective review of regulations and agency retrospective review plans, and that the committee reported the bill favorably with an amendment.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Biggs as sponsor of H.R.7533, introduced 03/05/2024. It shows committee reports for the measure and a latest action of 12/18/2024, when it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 737.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce legislation to rein in federal bureaucratic rule-making, not necessarily to enact it. Using the 2020 federal House campaign context, the 2017 cosponsorship predates the relevant campaign term and should not be treated as same-term delivery for that promise. However, Biggs later sponsored H.R.7533 in 2024 and H.R.67 in 2025, both aimed at retrospective review of federal regulations and agency rule-making oversight. Because he personally introduced materially matching legislation after the 2020 term, the promise counts as delivered with later_term timing.
The promise was to introduce legislation reining in federal bureaucratic rule-making. Biggs materially fulfilled that by introducing regulatory-review legislation in Congress, including H.R.7533 in 2024 and H.R.67 in 2025, both aimed at improving retrospective review of federal regulations. Earlier 2017 cosponsorship supports a consistent effort but predates the 2020 campaign context, so the clearest fulfillment tied to the federal office context occurred after the 2020 term rather than within that same term.