Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
Sponsored by Ben Cline
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 13, 2023
This bill requires that agency rules created through notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures be issued and signed by an individual appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, with limited exceptions. The bill directs the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to issue guidance to agencies on how to implement this requirement.
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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 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.