H.R. 6329 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Feb 24, 2026. Received Feb 25, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFederal agencies must disclose information used for rules
This bill asks the Office of Management and Budget to create new guidelines for how federal agencies use and share information when they make rules and guidance that affect the public. The guidelines would require agencies to rely on the best available information and evidence, and then publish the key facts they used to make their decisions along with where that information came from. Agencies would also have to let the public comment on the important factual material behind their decisions.
How it affects you
You may notice that federal agencies have to be more transparent about why they make the rules that affect you—whether that's environmental regulations, safety standards, or workplace rules. The bill doesn't fundamentally change what rules agencies can make, but it does mean you and others would have better access to see what facts and evidence they relied on when making those decisions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Dec 1, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 6329
AN ACT
Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9) · Introduced Dec 1, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 25, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Feb 24, 2026
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 362–1
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 176 | 1 | 37 |
| Republicans | 186 | 0 | 32 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Democrats voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.