Bill > HR6329

This bill, known as the Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025, aims to improve the reliability and transparency of scientific, technical, and statistical information used by federal agencies in developing rules and guidance. The bill requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to update guidelines within one year to ensure federal agencies rely on the best available and fit-for-purpose information when creating policies. Agencies must update their own guidelines to maximize the quality, objectivity, and integrity of "influential information or evidence" - defined as information that could substantially impact public actions or private sector decisions. The bill mandates that agencies publicly disclose critical factual materials used in rulemaking, including citations and sources, either in the rulemaking docket or administrative record, with some exceptions to protect sensitive information. Agencies must also establish mechanisms for the public to request corrections to influential information and include information about such complaints in their reports. The goal is to increase transparency, improve the scientific basis of federal policy-making, and provide the public with more insight into how regulations are developed. Importantly, the bill specifies that no additional funds will be authorized to implement these new requirements.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6329/all-info