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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4428
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 114 (Friday, June 30, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:H.R. 4428.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties,imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for thecommon Defense and general welfare of the United States, asenumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Additionally,Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulatecommerce among the States and with Indian Tribes asenumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation requires a guidance clarity statement oncertain agency guidance.[Page H3161]
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2023-06-30T18:01:35Z
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- Guidance Clarity Act of 2023
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
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- 2024-12-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 738.
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H.R. 4428, Guidance Clarity Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59672
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on September 20, 2023
Government Operations and Politics
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
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00
2023-06-30
Introduced in House
2023-09-18T10:57:31Z
Guidance Clarity Act of 2023
This bill requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that such guidance (1) does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) is intended only to provide clarity to the public about existing legal requirements or agency policies.

Guidance Clarity Act
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Guidance Clarity Act
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Guidance Clarity Act
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Guidance Clarity Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:38:05Z
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To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:05:00Z
Introduced in House
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2024-12-18T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4428rh/xml/BILLS-118hr4428rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-06-30T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4428ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4428ih.xml
2024-12-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 738.
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