Citing Coronavirus, House Democrats Ask OMB to Extend Comment Periods

Direct agencies to “extend public comment periods by at least 45 days” after the end of the COVID-19 “emergency,” House committee chairmen wrote OMB Wednesday. They also requested rescheduling of hearings and meetings. Fourteen chairmen signed, including House Commerce Committee's Frank Pallone, D-N.J.; House Judiciary's Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.; and House Homeland Security's Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. OMB didn’t comment Thursday.