Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-111
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-01-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-9.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202</b>3</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: 2023-05-16
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202</b>3</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: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202</b>3</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: 2023-07-17
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202</b>3</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: 2023-07-25
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b><b>Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202</b>3</b></p> <p>This act 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: One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty three S. 111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, 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 2023 . 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). .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, 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 2023 . 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 22, 2023. Secretary

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 72 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 111 [Report No. 118–28] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2023 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Risch , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 16, 2023 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, 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 2023 . 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). .

May 16, 2023 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2023 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Braun ) 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 rulemaking, 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 2023 . 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). .