Legislation· Dec 2023Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
Would have required agency rules to be signed by a Senate-confirmed presidential appointee.
Tradeoff
Would have required top political appointees to sign major agency rules. Allowed agency heads to skip this step for public safety or security reasons.
What's in it
The House passed the bill 218-203 on December 12, 2023. The same day, the House rejected a motion to send it back to committee, 206-211. The Senate never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.
House
Introduced
(Jan 13, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 13, 2023)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 17 - 9(May 24, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-282.
House
On
Failed(Roll #716 · Dec 12, 2023)
206 yeanay 211House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #717 · Dec 12, 2023)
218 yeanay 203Senate
Received from the House
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Dec 13, 2023)
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Mark E. Green (R-TN)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
Passage votes· Dec 12, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025