3.0.0 9643 2026-09-08T13:15:39Z 2026-09-08T13:15:39Z House H HR 2026-07-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9643 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 9643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4408]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Markup By 2026-07-22T14:41:53Z Referred To 2026-07-13T16:01:05Z 2026-07-22 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19. Committee 2026-07-22 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N 2026-08-27T13:33:00Z H.R. 9643, Comment Integrity and Management Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62733 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Computers and information technology 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Congressional oversight 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Government information and archives 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Government studies and investigations 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Internet, web applications, social media 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Public participation and lobbying 2026-08-21T20:51:11Z Government Operations and Politics 2026-07-29T21:11:58Z 00 2026-07-13 Introduced in House 2026-09-08T13:15:33Z Comment Integrity and Management Act

This bill establishes requirements with respect to the submission of mass comments and computer-generated comments in the federal rulemaking process.

Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to verify, to the greatest extent possible at the time a public comment is submitted, whether the comment has been submitted by a human being.

An agency also must determine whether comments are mass comments and may publish on the docket only a single representative copy of such comments or a single copy of one variation of mass comments that use standardized but not identical language. If the agency publishes only a single copy of a mass comment, the agency also must indicate the number of mass comments submitted that were identical or substantively identical to the representative copy or variation that the agency published.

Additionally, each agency must establish a policy with respect to the posting and consideration of computer-generated comments and mass-comments during the agency's rulemaking process.

The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance for implementing the requirements of the bill, and the Government Accountability Office must report on the identification and effect of computer-generated comments in the rulemaking process. Additionally, the General Services Administration must update regulations.gov and the eRulemaking system as necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements the bill.

]]> Comment Integrity and Management Act Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002 to improve the integrity and management of mass comments and computer-generated comments in the regulatory review process, and for other purposes. 2026-07-15T13:51:51Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Comment Integrity and Management Act 2026-07-15T13:09:45Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Comment Integrity and Management Act 2026-07-15T13:08:24Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9643ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9643ih.xml 2026-07-22 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.