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House Passes Information Quality Assurance Act, Tightening Data Standards for Federal Rules

Also known as: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
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Key Points

  • Tells the Office of Management and Budget to update government-wide rules on the quality of “influential” information used in federal rules and guidance within 1 year.
  • Requires each federal agency to update and post its own information-quality guidelines, and to keep a process for the public to ask for corrections when key information is wrong.
  • Pushes agencies to use the best reasonably available evidence that fits the job when writing rules or guidance that affect major public or business decisions.
  • Requires agencies to put the key facts and sources behind a rule or guidance into the public record (with chances to comment on those facts during public rulemakings).
  • Allows exceptions for information that can’t legally be disclosed (like protected personal data or copyrighted material), but agencies must explain what they couldn’t share and why.
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Milestones

4 milestones15 actions
Feb 25, 2026Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Feb 24, 2026House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 24, 2026House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 71). (text: CR 2/23/2026 H2245-2246)

Feb 24, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 71).

Feb 24, 2026House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2276-2277)

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 1 year after the bill becomes law

Office of Management and Budget updates the government-wide information quality guidelines

Federal agencies get new, clearer instructions on using the best available evidence for major rules and guidance, and on how to document and share that evidence.

Within 1 year after OMB updates its guidelines (about up to 2 years after the bill becomes law)

Federal agencies update and publish their own information-quality guidelines

Agency websites should show updated standards for what counts as strong, usable evidence for important decisions—and how the public can request corrections.

Starting within 1 year after the bill becomes law, as OMB guidance takes effect

Agencies begin posting “critical factual material” and citations in rulemaking dockets and guidance records

When a major rule or guidance is released, people should be able to find the key studies, data, and sources the agency relied on (or a clear explanation of why it can’t be posted).

As new proposed rules or proposed guidance are published after the new posting requirements are in place

Public comment expands to include review of the key factual materials (when the agency uses a public comment process)

More of the debate can focus on the underlying facts, not just opinions—giving the public and experts a clearer chance to point out errors before a decision is final.

In the first annual reporting cycle after agencies update their guidelines

Agencies start tracking and reporting more complaint data about accuracy of influential information

People may see more transparency about how often agencies get requests to fix influential information, and what kinds of accuracy problems are being raised.

Vote Results

1 vote
HousePassedProceduralFeb 24, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

362
1
Democrat
176 – 1 · 37
Republican
186 – 0 · 32
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Related News

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POLITICO Pro·3 months ago

Committee approves bill to cut unauthorized programs

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R. 6329, the Information Quality Assurance Act, which would require more transparency in agency information used for rulemaking. The bill aims to ensure agencies rely on high-quality data and evidence.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6329
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Cosponsors

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