H.R. 2409

Summary

H.R. 2409, the Guidance Clarity Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Eric Burlison (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 24, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 490.

Record

Text

H.R. 2409 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2409 IH: Guidance Clarity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2409  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2025   Mr. Burlison  (for himself,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and  Mr. Comer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Guidance Clarity Act  .
2.
Guidance clarity statement required
(a)
Requirement
Each agency, as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, shall include a guidance clarity statement as described in subsection (b) on any guidance issued by that agency under section 553(b)(4)(A) of title 5, United States Code, on and after the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget issues the guidance required under subsection (c).
(b)
Guidance clarity statement
A guidance clarity statement required under subsection (a) shall—
(1)
be displayed prominently on the first page of the document; and
(2)
include the following:  The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and do not, of themselves, bind the public or the agency. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. .
(c)
OMB guidance
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to implement this Act.

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Sponsors

Rep. Eric Burlison (R) sponsors H.R. 2409, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Eric Burlison

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025

James Comer

Rep. · R–KY-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Jared Golden

Rep. · D–ME-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2025 · Original

Brandon Gill

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 1, 2025

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026

Patrick Fallon

Rep. · R–TX-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026

Elise Stefanik

Rep. · R–NY-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 2409 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Reported By · Mar 24, 2026 · 696 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2409, the latest H. Rept. 119-569.

• H. Rept. 119-569 — GUIDANCE CLARITY ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 2409 has taken 6 actions since Mar 27, 2025, the latest on Mar 24, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 2409 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2409.

S 81Guidance Clarity Act of 2025Nov 3, 2025 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 2409 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Guidance Clarity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2409, the latest on Jul 16, 2025.

• H.R. 2409, Guidance Clarity Act of 2025 — 2025-07-16As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 21, 2025

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2409 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Constitution, District of Columbia, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2409 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2409’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2409 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Government information and archives.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2409, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURLISON:H.R. 2409.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution[Page H1338]

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