118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7219Information Quality Assurance Act

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.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Dec 9, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 5, 2024
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Referred
Feb 5, 2024
Oversight · Judiciary · Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Committee
Feb 6, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Dec 9, 2024
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 mod...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in House
Roll Call Votes · 1
Timeline · 20 actions
Dec 9, 2024
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.
Dec 9, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 7, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 6, 2024
Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 6, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 6, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7219.
May 6, 2024
Considered as unfinished business.
May 6, 2024
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.
May 6, 2024
Considered as unfinished business.
May 6, 2024
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).ROLL CALLpass
May 6, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 29, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-475, Part I.
Apr 29, 2024
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Apr 29, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
Feb 6, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 6, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Feb 5, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.