Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-522
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-03-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><STRONG></STRONG><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021</b></b></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: 2021-06-21
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><STRONG></STRONG><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021</b></b></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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 522 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2 (legislative day, March 1), 2021 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Johnson ) 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 2021 . 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. 79 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 522 [Report No. 117–25] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2 (legislative day, March 1), 2021 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , Mr. Johnson , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 21, 2021 Reported by Mr. Peters , 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 2021 . 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 21, 2021 Reported without amendment