Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
House Passes Information Quality Assurance Act, Tightening Data Standards for Federal Rules
Legislative Progress
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
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
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).
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2276-2277)
Vote Results
1 voteOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
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