# 119-s-3416: Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act

119-s-3416, Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3416
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## 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). - 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block foreign adversaries from rulemaking: benefit, low. 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 — inel…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3416)

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- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3416 (as of 2026-08-12).