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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
This amendment would add a new section known as the Guidance Out Of Darkness Act, or the GOOD Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their guidance documents online.
A guidance document is defined as an agency statement of general applicability that does not have the force and effect of law and sets forth a policy or interpretation on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue.
Agencies must publish new guidance documents on the date they are issued and must publish any guidance documents in effect within 180 days after the enactment of the section.
All of these documents must be placed in a single location on an internet website designated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
If a guidance document is rescinded, the agency must maintain the document at that same internet location and indicate that it is rescinded along with the date and, if applicable, the court order case number.
Documents or information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act are not subject to these publication requirements.
- 11/11/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors