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H.R. 9643 House Government Operations and Politics

Comment Integrity and Management Act

Committee Consideration, still live
Introduced
Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor
Rep. Higgins, Clay (R-LA-3)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the House. Last action: ordered to be reported (amended) by the yeas and nays: 24 - 19 on Jul 22, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Jul 13, 2026
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Jul 13, 2026
  3. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19. Jul 22, 2026
  4. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jul 22, 2026

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic participation and lobbying

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
    • [Markup By, Jul 22, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Jul 13, 2026]

Summary

Comment Integrity and Management ActThis bill establishes requirements with respect to the submission of mass comments and computer-generated comments in the federal rulemaking process.Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to verify, to the greatest extent possible at the time a public comment is submitted, whether the comment has been submitted by a human being.An agency also must determine whether comments are mass comments and may publish on the docket only a single representative copy of such comments or a single copy of one variation of mass comments that use standardized but not identical language. If the agency publishes only a single copy of a mass comment, the agency also must indicate the number of mass comments submitted that were identical or substantively identical to the representative copy or variation that the agency published.Additionally, each agency must establish a policy with respect to the posting and consideration of computer-generated comments and mass-comments during the agency's rulemaking process.The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance for implementing the requirements of the bill, and the Government Accountability Office must report on the identification and effect of computer-generated comments in the rulemaking process. Additionally, the General Services Administration must update regulations.gov and the eRulemaking system as necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements the bill.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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