Congress·Reported·S. 252

GOOD Act

Federal Agencies: New Online Posting Rules for Guidance Documents

Jan 24, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: The Senate

The GOOD Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

The bill currently lacks bipartisan support and has just been sent to a committee where many similar bills never move forward.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 791 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 791 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill requires federal agencies to put all their guidance documents on one website. These documents include memos, notices, and blog posts that explain how an agency interprets laws or handles specific issues.
Agencies would have to post new guidance the same day it is issued. They would also have 180 days to upload all existing guidance documents that are currently in effect.
If an agency cancels a document, they must keep it on the website but label it as no longer active. This helps people track how agency rules have changed over time.
The plan aims to help small businesses and individuals find important information that is currently hard to locate. It ensures that the rules people are expected to follow are easy to see and understand.
This rule would not apply to secret or private information that is already protected by public record laws.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Aug 6, 2026Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.

Jan 24, 2025Senate

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.

Jan 24, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

GOOD Act

Bill NumberS 252

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.