# 119-hr-6581: Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act

119-hr-6581, Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6581
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Would bar designated foreign adversaries from U.S. notice-and-comment rulemaking.** This bill would add a new exception to 5 U.S.C. §553 that makes a foreign government, or nationals or entities incorporated in that government, ineligible to submit public comments or petitions when the Secretary of Commerce designates the government as a foreign adversary under 15 C.F.R. §791.4(a). - Designated foreign governments, their nationals, and entities: would be barred from submitting public comments or petitions under 5 U.S.C. §553. - Federal agencies running rulemakings: would need to exclude comments and petitions from those barred parties during notice-and-comment proceedings. - Department of Commerce: its foreign-adversary determinations under 15 C.F.R. §791.4(a) would directly determine who is ineligible to participate in the rulemaking process.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block foreign adversaries from rulemaking: cost, low. If enacted, this bill would bar a foreign government that the Secretary of Commerce designates a "foreign adversary" under existing rules. It would also bar nationals of, and entities incorporated in, those designated governments. Barred parties could not submit public comments on proposed federal…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6581 (as of 2026-08-22).