[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1432 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1432

  To require formal rulemaking procedures for rules related to health 
                              care reform.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2011

  Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require formal rulemaking procedures for rules related to health 
                              care reform.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Sunshine, Participation, 
and Accountability for our Nation Act''.

SEC. 2. FORMAL RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Any rule issued under a health care reform law 
shall be made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing.
    (b) Hearing Requirements.--The agency hearing referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) open to the public, including to radio and television 
        coverage; and
            (2) presided over by an officer confirmed by the Senate.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``health care reform law'' 
means--
            (1) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
        Law 111-148) and the amendments made by that Act; and
            (2) title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care 
        and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) 
        and the amendments made by that Act.
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