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Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: February 7, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 12, 2019
Received in the House.
Jun 12, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 11, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3326; text: CR S3326)
Jun 11, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3326; text: CR S3326)
Mar 25, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
Mar 25, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-14.
Feb 13, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.

What's happening now June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1087 Identical bill Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 7, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 395: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-395/
MLA
"S. 395: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-395/.
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S. 395, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-395/.
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[S. 395: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-395/)
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