{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-890","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":890,"title":"GOOD Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-02-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001108","fullName":"Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]","party":"R","state":"KY","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":15,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-07-23","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Government information and archives"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-07-23","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4709-4710)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4709-4710)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 890.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4709-4711)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-22","text":"Ms. Mace moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-18","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-18","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-597.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-07-18","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-597.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-12","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-12","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories.</p><p>No later than five years after the enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with these requirements.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T08:15:36Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":570,"ts":"2026-04-15T04:56:16.405Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=GOOD%20Act"}]}}