119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 15, 2025
Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 15, 2025)
Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
This bill requires, subject to a limited exception, that any agency rule promulgated under notice and comment procedures must be (1) initiated by a senior appointee (e.g., an individual who was appointed by the President or is a non-career member of the Senior Executive Service), and (2) issued and signed by an individual who was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs must issue guidance for agencies to implement this requirement.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
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HR 1049 "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act," all provisions. HR 418 "Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act," all provisions. HR 5571 "Fair-Value Budgeting Act," all provisions. HR 697 "End the Deep State Act," all pr…
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