The House recently passed H.R. 1004, also known as the “Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017,” by a 246-176 vote, sending the bill along to the Senate. The bill would require executive agencies to publish any information relating to pending regulatory actions.
The proposed legislation essentially would require agencies to be more transparent during the rulemaking process by making them provide updates on an ongoing basis in addition to publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register.