Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 (HR 2409)

119 HR 2409 RH: Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB Union Calendar No. 490 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2409 [Report No. 119–569] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2025 Mr. Burlison (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and Mr. Comer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform March 24, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Donalds , and Ms. Stefanik March 24, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 27, 2025 A BILL To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 . 2. Guidance clarity statement required (a) Requirement Each agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) shall include a guidance clarity statement as described in subsection (b) on any guidance issued by that agency under section 553(b)(4)(A) of title 5, United States Code, on and after the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget issues the guidance required under subsection (c). (b) Guidance clarity statement A guidance clarity statement required under subsection (a) shall— (1) be displayed prominently on the first page of the document; and (2) include the following: The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and do not, of themselves, bind the public or the agency. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. . (c) OMB guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to implement this Act. March 24, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed