Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

S. 4279

BillFederalSenateIn Committee
A bill to require the disclosure to Congress of presidential emergency action documents.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · July 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
July 22, 2020
Cosponsors (2)
2D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
Restraint of Executive In Governing Nation Act of 2020 or the REIGN Act of 2020 This bill requires the President to disclose to Congress presidential emergency action documents within a specified time frame. Such documents may include draft executive orders, proclamations, and messages to Congress prepared in advance of anticipated emergencies. Specifically, the President shall submit to Congress (1) any such document not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the process for approval, adoption, or revision; and (2) all such documents in existence before this bill's enactment date not later than 15 days after such date.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.