,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4   
,l\d]milk1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1
 ,mr4 ,cole1 & ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
to require ag5cies to respond to comm5ts
 f congressional committees ab\t propos$
 rulemak+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+
 ,ov]rea* ,)9 ! ,executive ,rulemak+    
,sy/em ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,p[]s ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,requir+ ag5cy response to  
comm5ts f congressional committees ab\t 
propos$ rulemak+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#eec7;c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,aft]  
notice & ins]t+ 7#a7 ,aft] notice2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,no publication or s]vice ( a rule may  
be made dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( 
! publication ( a notice ( propos$      

rulemak+ "u subsection 7b7 ) respect to 
su* rule & end+ on ! date t is #fj days 
aft] su* date ( publication1 subject to 
p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7  7,a7 ,) respect to
 a rule1 if a committee ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate t has       
jurisdiction "u ! ,rules ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1            
respectively1 ov] ! provision ( law t   
au?orizes ! ag5cy to issue ! rule       
submits writt5 data1 views1 or argum5ts 
to ! head ( ! ag5cy ?r\gh electronic    
mail & physical mail dur+ ! p]iod       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] ?an #aj
 days aft] ! date ( su* submission1 !   
head ( ! ag5cy %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al   
,regi/] a response t addresses ! cont5t 
( su* submission & answ]s any que/ions  
pos$ 9 su* submission4  7,b7 ,! p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( su* submission & end+
 on ! date ( su* publication 7or a      
notification "u p>agraph 7#d77;,b77 %all
 n c\nt z "p ( ! p]iod describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,p>agraph 7#c77;,a7
 %all n apply ) respect to a subsequ5t  

submission ) respect to a rule to ! head
 ( an ag5cy "u su* p>agraph by a        
committee t has made an initial         
submission to su* head & receiv$ a      
response "u su* p>agraph if ! head--    
7,a7 det]m9es t su* subsequ5t           
submission-- 7i7 fails to address !     
cont5t ( su* response2 or  7ii7 raises  
issues t 7 n rais$ 9 ! initial          
submission or ! response2 &  7,b7       
notifies ! committee ( su* det]m9ation4 
4  7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made  
by ?is section %all apply ) respect to a
 rule = :i* ! notice ( propos$ rulemak+ 
is publi%$ "u section #eec7;b7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 on or aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4