To ensure that Federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific, technical, demographic, economic, and statistical information and evidence to develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and bases of Federal agency rules and guidance, and for other purposes.
Information Quality Assurance Act
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 includes scientific, technical, demographic, economic, financial, and statistical information or evidence that has (or reasonably will have) a clear or substantial impact in developing, issuing, or informing the public about a rule or guidance of the agency.
The guidelines must ensure that federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available influential information and evidence in developing, issuing, or informing the public about the rules and guidance of the agency.
An agency also must publish any model, methodology, or source of scientific or technical information relied on in issuing or developing any rule or guidance.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-475, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-475, Part I.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2842-2844)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7219.
Considered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2858-2859)
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 4 (Roll no. 177). (text: CR H2842-2843)
Roll Call #177 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 4 (Roll no. 177). (text: CR H2842-2843)
Roll Call #177 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-284.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-284.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.