Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-395
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><STRONG>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019</STRONG></p> <p>This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.</p>

action_date: 2019-03-25
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><strong>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.</p>

action_date: 2019-06-11
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , Mr. Peters , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Jones ) 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 2019 . 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. 45 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 [Report No. 116–14] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , Mr. Peters , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs March 25, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment 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 2019 . 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). .

March 25, 2019 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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 2019 . 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). .

Passed the Senate June 11, 2019. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT 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 2019 . 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). .

Passed the Senate June 11, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary