H.R. 1515

GOOD Act

Sponsor: James Comer · 3 cosponsors

Where it stands

Introduced Feb 24
Committee Skipped
House of Representatives Mar 3
Senate Now
Law —

Introduced Feb 24
Committee Skipped
House of Representatives Mar 3
Senate Now
Law —

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Mar 4)

Votes

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Official summary

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title Since introduced

Sec. 2. Definitions Since introduced

Sec. 3. Publication of guidance documents on the internet Since introduced

Sec. 4. Single location Since introduced

Sec. 5. Documents and information exempt from disclosure under FOIA Since introduced

Sec. 6. Rescinded guidance documents Since introduced

Sec. 7. Rules of construction Since introduced

Sec. 8. Report on agency compliance Since introduced

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on agency compliance with this Act.