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House rules panel rejects proposal to require disclosure when executive branch prompts bills
Summary
The House Rules Standing Committee considered HR 4, a non‑punitive recommendation asking sponsors to disclose when legislation was materially requested by an executive branch official. After debate over definitions and confidentiality, the motion to favorably recommend failed 1–6.
Representative McPherson introduced HR 4 on Feb. 4, asking colleagues to adopt a rule of transparency when bills are “materially requested by or … sponsored by essentially an agency head or a cabinet member or an executive branch member,” while stressing the proposal carried “no requirements or penalty” and was intended as a best practice.
Lawmakers raised immediate questions about how the rule would treat requests that originate from agency staff rather…
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