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GOOD Act

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

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

Jan 24, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.

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What's happening now January 24, 2025

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

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

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AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
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for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
for PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
for AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · Wisconsin · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025