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Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

Introduced: November 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Nov 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 26, 2019
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Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

This bill requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that (1) such guidance does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) noncompliance by regulated parties with suggested behavior in such guidance does not conclusively establish a violation of applicable law. Excluded from this requirement is guidance directed to the issuing agency or other agency that is not intended to have a substantial effect on the behavior of regulated parties, as well as internal executive branch legal advice or opinions addressed to executive branch officials.

What's happening now November 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3412 Related bill Guidance Clarity Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 6
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Jul 24, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· May 22, 2020
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 26, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Nov 26, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Nov 26, 2019
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Nov 26, 2019
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 26, 2019
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Nov 26, 2019
Long, Billy
· Nov 26, 2019
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Nov 26, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Nov 26, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5270: Guidance Clarity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5270/
MLA
"H.R. 5270: Guidance Clarity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5270/.
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H.R. 5270, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5270/.
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[H.R. 5270: Guidance Clarity Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5270/)
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