# 117-hr-4434: Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act

117-hr-4434, Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4434
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act This bill requires, subject to limited exception, that any agency rule promulgated under notice and comment procedures must be issued and signed by the head of the agency. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs must issue guidance for agencies to implement this requirement.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4434 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4434)

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- [117-hr-3281: RPM Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3281)
- [117-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-38)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-1167: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1011) to implement equal prot…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1167)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4434 (as of 2025-11-18).