A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for improved administrative procedures.

Summary

Permits Federal agencies to omit otherwise required administrative procedures for a particular proceeding or category of proceedings for which such agency finds that an expedited decision is required to prevent public injury or defeat of legislative policies. Authorizes any agency to provide by rule for abridged proceedings. Authorizes the Administrative Conference of the United States to establish a Committee on Uniform Rules. Authorizes such Committee to draft uniform procedural rules to be binding an all Federal agencies if not disapproved by a majority of the Conference. Prohibits the publication by any agency of any information which relates to an agency investigation or proceeding if such information contains prejudicial bias or may otherwise harm any person in his business, property, or reputation. Requires, in the event that an agency is about to publish information which may reasonably be expected to cause such damage, that such agency inform the possibly adversely affected person 72 hours before such publication to afford such person an opportunity to obtain an injunction prohibiting such publication.

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Timeline

1. 16 February 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 February 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 February 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 February 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Flowers, Walter [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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