Federal agencies would have to post guidance documents online and link them to a single OMB-selected website. New guidance must be posted the day it is issued, and older guidance still in effect must be posted within set deadlines. FOIA-exempt material can stay off the site, and failing to post does not automatically invalidate a guidance document.
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GOOD Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Latest action on H.R. 1515: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who this affects: This most directly affects federal agencies that create guidance, because they would have to inventory, post, label, and maintain those materials on a central website and keep their own sites linked to it. It also affects people and organizations that rely on agency guidance to understand how agencies interpret and apply laws, because guidance would be easier to find, compare, and track over time—especially when documents are rescinded. Some users may still not see certain guidance (or parts of it) when it falls under existing Freedom of Information Act exemptions.
Why this matters: In practice, guidance documents often shape how agencies act day to day, even though they are not formal, legally binding rules. Putting guidance in one centralized, organized place could make it faster and easier for the public to find what an agency is currently telling people—and to see what it used to say. At the same time, the bill keeps existing Freedom of Information Act exemptions and does not add penalties for agencies that miss posting steps, so how complete and timely the website is may still depend on agency follow-through. The required Comptroller General report gives Congress a later checkpoint to see whether agencies actually complied.
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Officially: GOOD Act
Federal agencies would have to post guidance documents online and link them to a single OMB-selected website. New guidance must be posted the day it is issued, and older guidance still in effect must be posted within set deadlines. FOIA-exempt material can stay off the site, and failing to post does not automatically invalidate a guidance document.
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Sitting in Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Introduced in House
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Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (3/4/2025)
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
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