HR 5270 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

Introduced Nov 26, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 26, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedNov 26, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

This bill requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that (1) such guidance does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) noncompliance by regulated parties with suggested behavior in such guidance does not conclusively establish a violation of applicable law. Excluded from this requirement is guidance directed to the issuing agency or other agency that is not intended to have a substantial effect on the behavior of regulated parties, as well as internal executive branch legal advice or opinions addressed to executive branch officials.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 26, 2019 to Jul 24, 2020, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-OH	Anthony Gonzalez	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-MO	Billy Long	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-VA	Denver Riggleman	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-NC	Ted Budd	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV	Original	Nov 26, 2019
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		May 22, 2020
R-KY	James Comer		Jul 24, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 26, 2019Introduced in House
Nov 26, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3412	Guidance Clarity Act of 2020	Related bill	Nov 17, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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Nov 26, 2019Introduced in House

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