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S. 3416

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3416, the Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 10, 2025 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Dec 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 3416 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb3416/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3416 IS: Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-12-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3416  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   December 10, 2025   Ms. Lummis  (for herself,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Grassley , and  Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act  .
2.
Limiting public comment to U.S. citizens and entities
Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c), by striking  After notice  and inserting  Except as provided in subsection (f), after notice ;
(2)
in subsection (e), by striking  Each agency  and inserting  Except as provided in subsection (f), each agency ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(f)
A foreign government that is determined by the Secretary of Commerce to be a foreign adversary under section 791.4(a) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or a national of or entity incorporated in such foreign government shall be ineligible to participate in rule making or petition an agency under this section.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S. 3416, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3416 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Dec 10, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 3416 has taken 2 actions since Dec 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Dec 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3416 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3416, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3416 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act — Display Title
  • Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3416 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3416’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s3416/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com