Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - Virginia District 6 · R-VA
11 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - ME District 2 · D-ME
U.S. Representative - WY · R-WY
U.S. Representative - TX District 6 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - Texas District 2 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - OK District 2 · R-OK
U.S. Representative - WI District 5 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - TN District 7 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - TX District 26 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - FL District 11 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - NJ District 2 · R-NJ
U.S. Representative - FL District 17 · R-FL
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 418 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| Latest Action | January 15, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 11 · House vote — · — views |