H.R. 690 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 135 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 690 [Report No. 114–183] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2015 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 June 25, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Long, and Mr. Babin June 25, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015. 2. 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); . June 25, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed