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H.R. 418: Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

Plain summary

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.

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Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] · 11 cosponsors

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Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr418 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills