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S. 2296: GOOD Act

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S. 2296: GOOD Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

GOOD Act

Plain summary

Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act This bill requires an agency to: (1) publish guidance documents online on the dates they are issued, (2) publish all of its guidance documents that are in effect in a single location on regulations.gov, and (3) display a hyperlink on its website that provides access to the guidance documents on regulations.gov. The documents must be categorized as guidance documents and further divided into subcategories. On the date a guidance document is rescinded, an agency must add an indication on regulations.gov that the guidance document is rescinded and the date on which it was rescinded.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

GOOD Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2296, GOOD Act (2018-03-26)

Cosponsors on this site

James Lankford (R-OK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s2296 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115