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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1507
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include
a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 2, 2021
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking,
to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary
of the proposed rule.
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. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Account-
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ability Through Transparency Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100-WORD SUMMARY TO
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REGULATIONS.GOV.
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Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(4) the Internet address of a summary of not
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more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule,
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in plain language, that shall be posted on the Inter-
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net website under section 206(d) of the E-Govern-
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ment Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly
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known as regulations.gov).’’.
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