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Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
To require the head of an agency to issue and sign any rule issued by that agency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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