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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1507
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 2, 2021
Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mr. Golden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, 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 2021.
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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 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).
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