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H.R. 77 115th Congress House

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017

Official title: 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.

Introduced: January 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 5, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 577 Identical bill Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017
  • HR 5 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 4, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 77: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-77/
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"H.R. 77: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-77/.
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H.R. 77, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-77/.
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