Agencies must label mass comments and show one sample each.

What it does

The bill tells federal agencies to check if comments come from real people or computers. Agencies must find comments that are the same. These comments must be labeled as mass comments. Agencies can post one sample instead of all copies. They must say how many identical submissions were received. Agencies have one year to make policies. The Office of Management and Budget has 240 days to give guidance.

Who it affects

Federal agencies that collect public comments on new rules are affected. The public can see which comments are mass comments. Groups that send many comments will have their comments labeled and shown as samples.

One thing to notice

Agencies can show one sample of mass comments instead of every copy. The bill says agencies must still count all comments, even mass ones.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Jul 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
• Jul 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 19”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• mass comments — Many copies of the same comment sent by an organized group or campaign.
• Office of Management and Budget — The federal office that helps the President manage how government agencies work.
• identical submissions — Comments that say the same thing in the same way.