H.R. 2371: Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011
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H.R. 2371: Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011
Plain summary
Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011 - Requires the general notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register to include any scientific research of which the agency is aware and which is relevant to the rulemaking. Defines "scientific study" for purposes of the rulemaking process.
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Official text
Transparency in Rule Making When Using Scientific Testing Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · 13 cosponsors
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Darrell Issa (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Federal Register
- The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2371.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2371 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112