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SENATE 628117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

GOOD Act

Last Action
3/9/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2021-03-09Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-09 (00)

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access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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

Cosponsors (13)

  • James Lankford (R-OK)
  • Rand Paul (R-KY)
  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
  • Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
  • Mike Braun (R-IN)
  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)
  • John Cornyn (R-TX)
  • Ted Cruz (R-TX)
  • Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
  • Mike Lee (R-UT)
  • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Government information and archives
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