H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-12-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Official title

Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Plain summary

Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to revise the guidelines for federal agencies with respect to the dissemination or use of influential information or evidence , which means information or evidence about which an agency can reasonably determine that reliance on or dissemination of has, or will have, a clear and substantial impact on important public actions, policies or statements, or on important private sector decisions. The guidelines must ensure that federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available influential information and evidence that is appropriate for the purpose when developing, issuing, or informing the public about the rules and guidance of the agency. An agency also must publish (1) the critical factual material relied on as part of the rulemaking or guidance development process, and (2) a citation to any other source used to inform the rulemaking or guidance development process. The guidelines must also require an agency to provide certain opportunities for the public to comment on the critical factual material upon which the agency relied.

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Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] · 1 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 71 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 6329 (2026-02-24): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6329.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6329 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills