Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
The proposed legislation requires federal agencies to affix a guidance clarity statement to specific guidance documents issued under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). This mandatory statement, which must be displayed prominently on the first page, explicitly states that the document's contents do not possess the force and effect of law and do not bind the public or the agency. Instead, it clarifies that the guidance is intended only to provide understanding regarding existing legal or agency policies. To ensure proper implementation, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with issuing comprehensive guidance within 90 days of the Act's enactment, after which agencies must comply within 30 days of OMB's guidance.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
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Guidance Clarity Act of 2025
USA119th CongressS-81| Senate
| Updated: 11/3/2025
The proposed legislation requires federal agencies to affix a guidance clarity statement to specific guidance documents issued under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). This mandatory statement, which must be displayed prominently on the first page, explicitly states that the document's contents do not possess the force and effect of law and do not bind the public or the agency. Instead, it clarifies that the guidance is intended only to provide understanding regarding existing legal or agency policies. To ensure proper implementation, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with issuing comprehensive guidance within 90 days of the Act's enactment, after which agencies must comply within 30 days of OMB's guidance.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.