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119th Congress Government Operations and Politics

H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

Passed HouseFeb 24, 2026

  1. Passed House (completed)Feb 24, 2026, 362–1
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. To the President (not reached)
  4. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Dec 1, 2025

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.

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Feb 24, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 362–1

Yea 362two-thirds 242Nay 1

  • Democrats176 yea, 1 nay
  • Republicans185 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) voted Nay

See how all 363 members voted

Showing 432 of 432 members

Yea 362

Republicans (185)

Democrats (176)

Independents (1)

Nay 1

Democrats (1) broke with their party

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Feb 24, 2026. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Feb 24, 2026HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 362–1
    Roll call 71 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1761037
    Republicans1850032
    Independents1000
    Total3621069

    House roll call 71: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    1 crossed party lines: 1 Democrat

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

58 points earned
  1. 1Lisa McClain R-MI SponsorIntroduced, marked up, drew cross-party cosponsors, passed House4 events+48
  2. 2Lizzie Fletcher D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 3Lateefah Simon D-CACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Feb 24, 2026Passed the House, 362–1.
  2. Dec 1, 2025Introduced in the House by Lisa McClain.
Show the full action history (13 actions)
  1. Feb 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Feb 24, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2276-2277)
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. Feb 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Feb 23, 2026Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Feb 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2245-2247; text: CR H2245-2246)
  8. Feb 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6329.
  9. 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.
  10. Dec 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Dec 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  12. Dec 1, 2025Introduced in House
  13. 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.