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119-s-3416119th Congress

Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Introduced

Summary

Blocks designated foreign adversaries from participating in federal notice-and-comment rulemaking. This bill would add a new subsection to 5 U.S.C. 553 to make a foreign government, or nationals and entities tied to that government, ineligible to submit comments or petitions when the Secretary of Commerce has labeled that government a foreign adversary under 15 C.F.R. 791.4(a).

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  • Designated foreign governments and their nationals or incorporated entities. They would be barred from filing public comments or petitions in rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553.
  • Federal agencies that run notice-and-comment proceedings. Agencies would have to exclude submissions from parties identified as foreign adversaries when applying the statute.
  • The Secretary of Commerce. The measure relies on the Secretary's existing authority under 15 C.F.R. 791.4(a) to determine which governments count as foreign adversaries and trigger ineligibility.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Block foreign adversaries from rulemaking

This bill would add a new subsection (f) to the federal notice-and-comment rulemaking law (5 U.S.C. 553). It would make any foreign government the Secretary of Commerce designates as a "foreign adversary" under 15 C.F.R. 791.4(a) — and nationals of or entities incorporated in that government — ineligible to participate in notice-and-comment rulemaking or to petition agencies under that law. The bill would also insert "Except as provided in subsection (f)," into two existing paragraphs so the new ban applies to those parts of the rulemaking process. The text does not provide new funding, penalties, an effective date, or a sunset; it relies on the Secretary of Commerce's designation authority.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

WY • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 8/8/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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