Requires federal agencies to publish their guidance documents in one online location designated by the Office of Management and Budget, and to keep rescinded guidance documents there with a notice of their rescission.

Official title: GOOD Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 24-JAN-2025

Referred 24-JAN-2025

Approved by committee 06-AUG-2026

Reported 14-SEP-2026

On the calendar 14-SEP-2026

Key points

Requires each agency to publish its guidance documents, including those in effect 180 days after enactment, in a single website designated by the OMB Director within 90 days.
Requires agencies to link to that website from their main websites and to make the documents available as open government data that is optimized for search engines.
Requires rescinded guidance documents to stay online, marked with the rescission date and, if a court ordered the rescission, the court case number.
Excludes documents exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and states that noncompliance does not affect whether a guidance document is valid.

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (24-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 14-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (1)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Ron Johnson (R-WI) Cosponsors · 15

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15 Republicans

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