Cline introduces bill to ensure accountability in agency rulemaking Published Wednesday, Jul. 21, 2021, 6:04 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Ben Cline Congressmen Ben Cline (R-VA) and Jared Golden (D-ME) announced the introduction of H.R. 4434 – the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act. This legislation would require all rules proposed by federal agencies, except in limited circumstances, to be signed and issued by an individual appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.