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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 713
To promote accountability and transparency in future executive orders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Mr. MANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To promote accountability and transparency in future
executive orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION RESPECTING CERTAIN EXECU-
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TIVE ORDERS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days before
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issuing a qualifying executive order, the President shall
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transmit to the Congress, and make publicly available, a
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notification with respect to such executive order. Such no-
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tification shall contain—
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(1) the text of the executive order;
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(2) the Federal law or laws affected by the ex-
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ecutive order that is the subject of the notification;
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(3) how the President is working within the pa-
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rameters specified in Federal law and the Constitu-
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tion;
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(4) the means by which the executive order will
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be accomplished, including through any related Fed-
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eral agencies or departments; and
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(5) a comprehensive list of organizations, busi-
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nesses, and other parties or entities the President,
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or the President’s designee, engaged with prior to
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the issuance of such executive order.
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(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 months after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months
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thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a
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report on the outcome of each qualifying executive order
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issued during the period covered by the report.
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(c) QUALIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term
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‘‘qualifying executive order’’ means any executive order
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(including an executive order that revokes or nullifies a
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previous executive order) issued on or after January 20,
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2021, relating to agriculture, food, and the livelihood of
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farmers, ranchers, and producers in the United States.
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