Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 25, 2023 Became Public Law No: 118-9.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2023
- Passed SenateJun 22, 2023
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2023
- To the PresidentJul 20, 2023
- Became lawJul 25, 2023Public Law 118-9
Summary
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
This act requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 329 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed400–0 | Jul 17, 2023 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jan 31, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2023Markup Mar 29, 2023Reported May 16, 2023 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2023Signed by President.
- Jul 25, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-9.
- Jul 20, 2023Presented to President.
- Jul 17, 2023Mr. Van Drew moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 17, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3619-3620)
- Jul 17, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 111.
- Jul 17, 2023At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 17, 2023Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3626-3627)
- Jul 17, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 329). (text: CR H3619)
- Jul 17, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2023Received in the House.
- Jun 27, 2023Held at the desk.
- Jun 26, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
- May 16, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-28.
- May 16, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
- Mar 29, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jan 26, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3619, H3620, H3632Text printed H3619Recorded votes H3626enact | Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO, Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Kevin Kiley R-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2251Text printed S2252 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jun 22, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 11, 2023S. 111, Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 29, 2023
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS20722 | The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor | Report | Dec 19, 2024 |
| R48116 | Grizzly Bears and the Endangered Species Act | Report | Jun 28, 2024 |
| R47583 | Is That Climate Change? The Science of Extreme Event Attribution | Report | Jun 1, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1615 | Regulatory Accountability Act | Related bill | May 16, 2023 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 22, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- May 16, 2023Reported to Senate
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
