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Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2015

Introduced: February 20, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2015

Requires the general notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register to include any scientific research of which the agency is aware and which is relevant to the rulemaking. Defines "scientific study" for purposes of the rulemaking process.

What's happening now February 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 26, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Feb 20, 2015
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 445: Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-445/
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"H.R. 445: Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-445/.
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H.R. 445, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-445/.
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