118 HR 4113 IH: No Altering Public Comments Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-06-14 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4113IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 14, 2023Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and AccountabilityA BILLTo prohibit agencies from removing or altering public comments on their websites.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Altering Public Comments Act.

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Prohibition from deleting public comments on agency websites

(a)

Prohibition

An agency may not remove or alter any public comment submitted to or published on the website of an agency unless such comment is threatening or harms national security. (b)

Agency defined

In this section, the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.