United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025This 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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The text shows that the bill has gone from the House version to being introduced in the Senate. It has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. This indicates the bill's progress through the legislative process.

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6329 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6329 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6329 _______________________________________________________________________ AN 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.
6329 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2026 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN 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.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
6329 _______________________________________________________________________ AN 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.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred 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.

  4. Referred 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.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  7. Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2245-2247; text: CR H2245-2246)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6329.

  10. 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.

  11. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2276-2277)

  12. Passed/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).

  13. 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).

  14. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  15. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

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Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 6329 do?
Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025This 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.
Who sponsors HR 6329?
HR 6329 is sponsored by McClain, Lisa C. (Republican) and Simon, Lateefah (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6329?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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