Search Results: keywords:"agency accountability"

  • S. 4264 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,380

    The S. 4264 bill aims to amend title 5 of the United States Code to ensure that major regulatory rules are effective in meeting their goals by requiring regular reviews after they are implemented. It mandates that agencies create a plan to evaluate these rules, including...

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    The bill wants to make sure that big rules made by the government are really working well by checking them regularly. It tells the people in charge to make a plan to look at these rules, see if they’re helping, and let everyone know what they find out.

  • H. R. 5536 — An Act To require transparency in notices of funding opportunity, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:816

    H.R. 5536, known as the “Grant Transparency Act of 2023,” seeks to increase transparency in how government agencies provide information about grant opportunities. It requires that notices for competitive grants include descriptions of the criteria and rating systems used to...

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    The bill wants government agencies to be clearer about how they choose who gets grant money, like showing their "report cards" and how they grade them. But they have to do this with the money they already have, without getting more, which might make it hard to follow the new rules.

  • H. R. 8928 — To provide for certain reforms pertaining to Chevron deference.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,035

    H.R. 8928, titled the "Returning Power to the People Act of 2024," aims to reform how courts defer to federal agencies' interpretations of laws, known as Chevron deference. It mandates that federal agencies review past cases where they received such deference, ensures courts...

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    H.R. 8928, called the "Returning Power to the People Act of 2024," wants to make sure that courts think for themselves instead of automatically agreeing with what government agencies say about laws. It also wants rules to be clear, especially if breaking them could get someone in trouble, and helps people have a fair chance to challenge what these agencies decide.