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H.R. 1515 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

GOOD Act passed the House 7 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate

Sponsored by Comer, James R-KY · 3 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberMar 3, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

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provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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.

Context
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
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]