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The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov."}],"words":47},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the notice requirements for proposed federal agency rules so that each notice includes the Internet address of a plain-language summary of the proposed rule of not more than 100 words, posted on regulations.gov.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HF6D2FC69A285416AB8031C19D74C2D18:~:text=2.%20Requirement%20to%20post%20a%20100"}]},"core_areas":["Contents of notices of proposed rulemaking under title 5, United States Code","Plain-language summaries of proposed rules posted on regulations.gov"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, to add a fourth item that a notice of proposed rulemaking must include.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HF6D2FC69A285416AB8031C19D74C2D18:~:text=2.%20Requirement%20to%20post%20a%20100"}},{"text":"Requires the notice to include the Internet address of a summary of the proposed rule.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HF6D2FC69A285416AB8031C19D74C2D18:~:text=2.%20Requirement%20to%20post%20a%20100"}},{"text":"Limits the summary to not more than 100 words in length and requires it to be written in plain language.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HF6D2FC69A285416AB8031C19D74C2D18:~:text=2.%20Requirement%20to%20post%20a%20100"}},{"text":"Requires the summary to be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002, commonly known as regulations.gov.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HF6D2FC69A285416AB8031C19D74C2D18:~:text=2.%20Requirement%20to%20post%20a%20100"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr#HEE20394D309D4A25973B62AADC0AF159:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/111/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-s-111.png","v":"1dad1c2bfe3b","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 111, 118th Congress: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023. House: 400 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 25 Jul 2023."}}