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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6581

Introduced

Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act

Sponsor
RBarry Moore· Alabama
Introduced
December 10, 2025
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.December 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6581

To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated 
as foreign adversaries.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Palmer, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. 
Babin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated 
as foreign adversaries.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding US Rulemaking Act''.

SEC. 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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