US Congress House Bill 5270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on November 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Pending: House Oversight and Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that (1) such guidance does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) noncompliance by regulated parties with suggested behavior in such guidance does not conclusively establish a violation of applicable law. Excluded from this requirement is guidance directed to the issuing agency or other agency that is not intended to have a substantial effect on the behavior of regulated parties, as well as internal executive branch legal advice or opinions addressed to executive branch officials.

Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. James Comer [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2019-11-26	House	Introduced in House

SB3412 (Related) 2020-11-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5270/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5270/BILLS-116hr5270ih.pdf