GOOD Act passed the House 7 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 116 words.
Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act This bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded. The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories. No later than five years after the enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with these requirements.
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 43 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 789 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archives
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th S. 252 GOOD Act R · Reported
- 118th H.R. 890 GOOD Act R · Passed one chamber