The Censorship Accountability Act lets people take legal action against federal employees who violate their First Amendment rights. This is important because it aims to hold government workers accountable for censorship and other rights violations.
Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act This bill requires the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to issue guidance for using technology to retrospectively review existing federal regulations and, in consultation with relevant agencies, report on the progress of the federal government in making agency regulations available in a machine-readable format. Specifically, the OIRA report must (1) assess whether regulations of agencies have been made available to the public in a machine-readable format, and (2) provide information about the recognition by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e CFR) as an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations. Currently, the content of the e CFR is authoritative but unofficial. Additionally, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this bill, the OIRA must issue guidance about how a federal agency can use technology to retrospectively review the agency's existing regulations. Each agency must plan and implement a strategy to comply with the OIRA's guidance for the retrospective review.
1. This bill allows individuals to sue federal employees for violating First Amendment rights. 2. It defines federal employees as those working in the executive branch, excluding the President and Vice President. 3. The bill states that federal employees can be held responsible for actions taken while performing their duties. 4. It allows courts to award attorney's fees to the winning party in these cases. 5. If any part of this bill is found unconstitutional, the rest will still apply.