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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4113
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 14, 2023Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
A BILL
To prohibit agencies from removing or altering public comments on their websites.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Altering Public Comments Act.
2.
Prohibition from deleting public comments on agency websites
(a)
Prohibition
An agency may not remove or alter any public comment submitted to or published on the website of an agency unless such comment is threatening or harms national security.
(b)
Agency defined
In this section, the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.