S. 111 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2023 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023. 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). .