GOOD Act

Bill: 115-hr-4809
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2018-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-16
text: 

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act

 
This bill requires an agency to publish a guidance document on the agency's website on the day the guidance document is issued. All guidance documents issued by an agency during the last 10 years must be published in a single location on the agency's website. On the day a guidance document is rescinded, an agency must indicate that the guidance document is rescinded and the date on which it was rescinded.

action_date: 2018-09-25
text: 

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act

 
This bill requires an agency to: (1) publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, (2) publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on regulations.gov, and (3) display a hyperlink on its online portal that provides access to the guidance documents on regulations.gov.
 
The documents must be identified as guidance documents, sorted into subcategories, published in a machine-readable and open format, and searchable. 
 
 On the date a guidance document is rescinded, an agency must add an indication on regulations.gov that the guidance document is rescinded and the date on which it was rescinded. 

action_date: 2018-09-26
text: 

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill requires an agency to: (1) publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, (2) publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on an online portal designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and (3) display a hyperlink on the agency's online portal that provides access to the guidance documents.
 
The documents must be identified as guidance documents, sorted into subcategories, published in a machine-readable and open format, and searchable. 
 
 On the date a guidance document is rescinded, an agency must add an indication on the online portal designated by OMB that the guidance document is rescinded and the date on which it was rescinded. 
 
OMB must designate an online portal within 30 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9072)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9072)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4809.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9072-9073)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 760.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-972.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-972.
action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-16
text: Introduced in House