# 119-hr-9643: Comment Integrity and Management Act

119-hr-9643, Comment Integrity and Management Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9643
- Congress: 119
- Title: Comment Integrity and Management Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Verify and label mass and computer-generated comments.** This bill would require agencies to check whether each electronic comment comes from a human and to identify, tag, or sample large or AI-generated comment sets so rulemaking records are clearer. - Agencies would have to verify human submissions at the time a comment is posted and adopt a public policy on posting and handling mass and computer-generated comments within one year. The policy must be posted on the agency comment website within 60 days of adoption. - Public commenters would see mass submissions marked on public comment records and agencies could post a single representative sample instead of many near-identical entries while stating how many identical or substantively identical submissions exist. - The Office of Management and Budget would issue guidance for implementation within 240 days and the General Services Administration would update Regulations.gov and the shared eRulemaking system while agencies update their websites and systems within 18 months. - The Comptroller General would produce a Government Accountability Office report within two years analyzing the prevalence and effects of computer-generated comments and recommending ways to identify them.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for online public comments: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would add new rules for electronic public comments on federal rulemaking. Agencies would try to verify at submission whether a comment came from a human and must identify and label "mass" comment campaigns. Agencies could post one representative sample instead of every duplica…

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- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9643)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9643 (as of 2026-09-10).