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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 369
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services should withdraw a reduction in public
notice and comment opportunities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY1, 2025
Mrs. F
LETCHER(for herself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. AMO, Mr. TONKO, Ms.
W
ASSERMANSCHULTZ, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. CASTORof Florida,
Mr. L
ANDSMAN, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr.
R
UIZ, Mr. FIELDS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. EVANSof Penn-
sylvania, Mrs. M
CBATH, Mrs. DINGELL, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judici-
ary
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the Secretary of Health and Human Services should
withdraw a reduction in public notice and comment op-
portunities.
Whereas public participation in the regulatory process is es-
sential to the formulation of fair and sound policy;
Whereas open rulemaking mitigates the possibility of arbi-
trary, harmful, and ill-advised rulemaking;
Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services has
successfully adhered to Administrative Procedure Act no-
tice and comment period procedures for 54 years;
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•HRES 369 IH
Whereas the daily lives of millions of Americans are pro-
foundly affected by the regulations that are issued by the
Department of Health and Human Services; and
Whereas it is critical that program beneficiaries, State and
local governments, human services providers, and organi-
zations continue to be afforded the opportunity for input
whenever Health and Human Services regulatory changes
are proposed: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-1
resentatives that the Secretary of Health and Human 2
Services should withdraw the notice published in the Fed-3
eral Register on March 3, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 11029) that 4
would reduce public notice and comment opportunities, 5
and affirm practices as in effect on February 27, 2025, 6
which involve the public in rulemaking procedures. 7
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