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GOOD Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1515 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Mar 4, 2025

What it does

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2025

Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 24, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Mar 4, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

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