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Guidance Clarity Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Federal agencies must state on guidance documents that they lack legal force.
  • This affects all federal agencies issuing guidance to the public or regulated entities.
  • The requirement takes effect immediately upon enactment with no fiscal cost.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring agencies to label guidance as non-binding affect compliance rates among businesses and individuals currently relying on these documents?

  2. 02

    Which federal agencies issue the most guidance, and how might this disclosure requirement change their ability to influence regulated industry behavior?

  3. 03

    What evidence suggests that citizens and businesses currently misunderstand guidance documents as legally binding, and would explicit labeling solve this confusion?

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James Lankford

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Introduced 2025-11-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-03 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.

  2. 2025-11-03 · senate · 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. 2025-11-03 · Committee

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

  4. 2025-07-30 · senate · Committee

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

  5. 2025-01-13 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  6. 2025-01-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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