H.R. 77 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 77 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017. 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); .