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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5801
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2014
Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain
language summary of the proposed rule.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2014.
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Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov
Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ; and and inserting ;;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
(4) the internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in
plain language, that shall be posted on the internet website under section
206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly
known as regulations.gov);
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