In a letter to members of Congress, CFA and other public interest groups are urging opposition to the Regulatory Integrity Act (H.R. 1004), which would significantly undermine federal agencies’ ability to engage and inform the public in a meaningful and transparent way regarding its work on important science-based rulemakings that will greatly benefit the public. H.R. 1004 prohibits federal agencies from making non-informational public communications, an ambiguous standard which will create uncertainty and confusion among agencies about what public communications are permissible, and thus risks discouraging them from keeping the public apprised of the important work that they do on its behalf. In an era when agencies should be increasingly embracing innovative 21st century communications technologies needed to reach the public, including social media, H.R. 1004 sends exactly the wrong message.