H.R. 77 – Reading Mode

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 77

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2017

Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017.

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 and inserting ;;

(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);