I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2023 Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Biggs , Mr. Grothman , and Mr. Burlison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To prohibit agencies from removing or altering public comments on their websites.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Altering Public Comments Act . 2. Prohibition from deleting public comments on agency websites (a) Prohibition An agency may not remove or alter any public comment submitted to or published on the website of an agency unless such comment is threatening or harms national security. (b) Agency defined In this section, the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.