[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 577 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 157
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 577

                          [Report No. 115-120]

   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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2017

 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Roberts) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                             June 28, 2017

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 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.

    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 ``Providing Accountability Through 
Transparency Act of 2017''.

SEC. 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).''.
                                                       Calendar No. 157

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 577

                          [Report No. 115-120]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 28, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment