Who it affects
- Agencies that issue guidance documents
In committeeGovernment
GOOD Act
S. 252 · Senate bill · Introduced Jan. 24, 2025
The GOOD Act would require agencies to post guidance documents online when issued, organize them in one location, and mark documents that are withdrawn.
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Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- Agencies must post guidance documents online on the day they are issued.
- Each agency must put all guidance documents currently in effect in one place on a designated website.
- Each agency must add a link on its website to those documents.
- The designated website must show whether a guidance document has been withdrawn.
- The documents must be labeled as guidance documents and sorted into smaller groups.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to increase access to agency guidance documents.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI)
- Introduced
- Jan. 24, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 15
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Latest action
- Sept. 14, 2026 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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.
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Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.