To increase access to agency guidance documents.
Sponsors
James Comer
R-KY | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Comer (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Mandates that all federal agencies publish their guidance documents (policy statements, interpretations, bulletins, directives, etc.) on a single OMB-designated website. Agencies must publish new guidance immediately upon issuance and retroactively publish existing guidance within 180 days.
Who Benefits and How
Regulated entities gain clear access to all agency guidance in one location. The public gains transparency into agency interpretations and policies. Businesses benefit from easier compliance by knowing what guidance exists.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies bear administrative burden of cataloging and publishing all guidance documents. OMB must establish and maintain the centralized website.
Key Provisions
- Requires publication of all guidance documents at single OMB-designated location
- Defines guidance document broadly to include memoranda, notices, bulletins, directives, letters, blog posts, and speeches
- 180-day deadline for retroactive publication of existing guidance
- Requires agencies to categorize and hyperlink to guidance from their own websites
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires federal agencies to publish all guidance documents in a single online location designated by OMB
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase regulatory transparency through centralized guidance publication"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of OMB
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Agency statement of general applicability without force of law, including memoranda, notices, bulletins, directives, letters, blog posts, speeches
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