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Makes Agency Guidance Documents Easier to Find
Recent Bills/Makes Agency Guidance Documents Easier to Find

Makes Agency Guidance Documents Easier to Find

IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
Passed House1 year ago
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Sitting in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Why This Matters

This bill requires government agencies to publish their guidance documents online, making them more accessible to the public.

If you need information on government policies, this bill ensures all guidance documents are online within 180 days.
Who this affects
businesses · individuals
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Agencies must publish all guidance documents online for public access.
  2. 2Existing guidance documents must be posted within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
  3. 3A single website will host all guidance documents for each agency.
  4. 4Agencies must categorize and organize their guidance documents for easier navigation.
  5. 5Documents exempt from public disclosure will not be included in this requirement.
Read the detailed summary

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

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IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
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HouseMar 3, 2025
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Sitting in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.

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Donald Trump
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