S. 252 119th Congress Senate

GOOD Act

Official title: A bill to increase access to agency guidance documents.

Introduced: January 24, 2025 Introduced by: Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Sep 14, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

Sep 14, 2026

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Aug 6, 2026

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jan 24, 2025

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

Jan 24, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider an original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress, S.2732, to strengthen employee cost…
Open Business Meeting Aug 6, 2026 · 8:30 AM EDT · Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM
for CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
EARTHJUSTICE
for EARTHJUSTICE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
for PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
3 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
2 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
2 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
2 filings
White House Office
2 filings

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Cosponsors 15