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GOOD Act

Introduced: February 24, 2025 Introduced by: Comer, James Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 3, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 3, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H928-929)
Mar 3, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H928-929)
Mar 3, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1515.
Mar 3, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H928-930)
Mar 3, 2025
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

What's happening now March 4, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.