United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 77 — Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

The bill requires agencies to include a plain language summary for proposed rules.

This legislation mandates that agencies provide a link to a 100-word plain language summary when announcing new rules. This aims to enhance transparency in the rule-making process.

Summary

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill mandates the inclusion of a link to a 100-word summary of proposed rules in the notice of rulemaking.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 553(b)

    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). → 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);

    This change explicitly requires that a link to a plain language summary be included in the rulemaking notice.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 553(b)

    ; and → ;

    This change modifies the punctuation to accommodate the new requirement for the summary.

  • 5 U.S.C. § 553(b)

    . → ; and

    This change adjusts the punctuation to precede the new requirement for the summary.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Sponsors

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 77 do?
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.
Who sponsors HR 77?
HR 77 is sponsored by Luetkemeyer, Blaine (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 77?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 77?
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