GOOD Act

Bill: 118-hr-890
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: 

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

action_date: 2024-07-18
text: 

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act of 2023 or the GOOD Act of 2023

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

action_date: 2024-07-22
text: 

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-07-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-07-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4709-4710)
action_date: 2024-07-22
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 H4709-4710)
action_date: 2024-07-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 890.
action_date: 2024-07-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4709-4711)
action_date: 2024-07-22
text: Ms. Mace moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-07-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
action_date: 2024-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-597.
action_date: 2024-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-597.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Introduced in House