S. 577 — Reported in Senate

II Calendar No. 157 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 577 [Report No. 115–120] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 28, 2017Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendmentInsert the part printed in italic 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 at the end; (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 28, 2017Reported with an amendment