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Senate bill · S. 252 (119th Congress)

GOOD Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Sep 14, 2026

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (U.S. Senator for Wisconsin, Republican)

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Summary

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provides access to the guidance documents on such website, and indicate on such website if a guidance document has been rescinded.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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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Homeland Security · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · U.S. Senate.

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Cosponsors

15

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Related bills

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Full history

  1. Sep 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. Sep 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. Sep 14, 2026

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

    U.S. Senate

  4. Aug 6, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

  5. Aug 6, 2026

    Reported out of committee

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

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  1. Jan 24, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Jan 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

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

  3. Jan 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

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

  4. Jan 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

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

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