Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 by Rep. Lisa C. McClain
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Feb 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 24, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 71).
- Feb 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 362 - 1 (Roll no. 71).
- Feb 24, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2276-2277)
- Feb 23, 2026At 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.
- Feb 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6329.
- Feb 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2245-2247; text: CR H2245-2246)
- Feb 23, 2026Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- Dec 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 1, 2025Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Dec 1, 2025Introduced in House