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HOUSE 890118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Rules.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.

Last Action
11/21/2023

Actions

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

CRS Summary

As of 2024-07-22 (53)

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

Cosponsors (15)

  • Scott Perry (R-PA)
  • Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA)
  • Tim Burchett (R-TN)
  • PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
  • Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC)
  • Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
  • Russell Fry (R-SC)
  • Gary Palmer (R-AL)
  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
  • Eric Burlison (R-MO)
  • Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Pat Fallon (R-TX)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Government information and archives
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