H.R. 9643 · In committee · Government Operations and Politics

Comment Integrity and Management Act

Sponsor: Clay Higgins (R-LA)

What it does

• Require federal agencies to verify whether public comments submitted during rulemaking are generated by humans or computers, to the greatest extent possible at submission time.
• Direct agencies to identify mass comments and publish only a single representative copy (or one variation of standardized-but-not-identical comments) in the rulemaking docket, while noting the total count of identical or
• Mandate each agency establish a written policy governing how computer-generated and mass comments are posted and considered during rulemaking.
• Instruct the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance for implementing these requirements, the General Services Administration to update regulations.gov and eRulemaking system infrastructure, and the Government

Official summary

Comment Integrity and Management Act This 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…

Latest action

Jul 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19.

Committee: House Oversight and Government Reform