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HR 1515 Passed a chamber

Requires federal agencies to publish their guidance documents, such as memos, notices, and letters that interpret or set policy without carrying the force of law, in one central online location.

Official title: GOOD Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 24-FEB-2025
Referred 24-FEB-2025
Passed 03-MAR-2025
Senate
Received 04-MAR-2025
Key points
  • Requires each agency to post its guidance documents on the internet, with a hyperlink from the agency's own website to the central location.
  • Directs the Office of Management and Budget to designate the central website within 90 days of enactment.
  • Requires agencies to publish existing guidance documents within 180 days, and to mark rescinded documents as rescinded with the date and any related court case number.
  • Exempts documents that are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and provides that noncompliance does not affect a guidance document's validity.
  • Requires the Comptroller General to report on agency compliance within 5 years.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (24-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-MAR-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor James Comer (R-KY) Cosponsors · 3
■ 1 R■ 1 I■ 1 D
1 Democrat
1 Independent
1 Republican