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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1087
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
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. HOLDING, Mr.
HUIZENGA, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr.
CHABOT, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. RATCLIFFE) 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 2019’’.
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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’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘;’’;
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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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