HR 418 · in committee · major
Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- Agency rules must be started by presidential appointees or senior executives and signed by Senate-confirmed officials.
- This affects federal agencies and the public who rely on their regulations.
- The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs must provide guidance; no new funding mechanism specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring presidential appointees to initiate all agency rules change the speed and volume of federal regulations that currently exist?
- 02
What trade-offs might occur between ensuring political accountability for regulations and maintaining agency expertise in technical rulemaking decisions?
- 03
Which federal regulations affecting your daily life might be delayed or prevented if Senate-confirmed officials must personally sign off on each new rule?
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Sponsor · R-VA-6
Ben Cline
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
11/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-15
Joining the bill
Josh Brecheen
R-OK-2 · original
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2 · original
Jake Ellzey
R-TX-6 · original
Scott Fitzgerald
R-WI-5 · original
Mark E. Green
R-TN-7 · original
Jared F. Golden
D-ME-2 · original
Harriet M. Hageman
R-WY · original
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11
Jefferson Van Drew
D-NJ-2
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL-17
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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