GOOD Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act
This bill establishes requirements concerning the posting of agency guidance documents. Specifically, an agency must (1) publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, (2) publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on a designated website, (3) display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and (4) indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2020 to Sep 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | James Comer | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Sep 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Sep 29, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2020Referred 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 380 | GOOD Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2020Introduced in House
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