Guidance Out Of Darkness Act (H.R. 1515)
Referred to CommitteeGOOD Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
3/4/2025 • Senate
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provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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.
Introduced in House • 2/24/2025
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Originated in the House
Introduced
February 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Review
Floor Debate
March 3, 2025
Passed Chamber
March 3, 2025
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- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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