Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-577
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2017-03-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-28
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 577 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Risch ) 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 rule making, 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 2017 . 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). .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 157 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 577 [Report No. 115–120] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Risch , and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 28, 2017 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with an amendment Insert the part printed in italic 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017 . 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). .

June 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment