S. 111 · 118th Congress

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023

Introduced on Jan 26, 2023 by James Lankford (R-OK). 5 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-9.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-9
Introduced
Jan 26, 2023
Cosponsors
5
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Government information and archives

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James LankfordR-OKSponsor

Democrats · 1

Independents · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jul 17, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 400–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 26, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Mar 29, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 16, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-28.
  5. May 16, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-28.
  6. May 16, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
  7. Jun 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  8. Jun 22, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  9. Jun 26, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jun 27, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jun 27, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseMr. Van Drew moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3619-3620)
  14. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 111.
  15. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseAt 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.
  16. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3626-3627)
  17. 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)House · Roll call 329
  18. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 329
  19. Jul 17, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Jul 20, 2023Presented to President.
  21. Jul 20, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Jul 25, 2023Signed by President.
  23. Jul 25, 2023Signed by President.
  24. Jul 25, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-9.
  25. Jul 25, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-9.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.