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Committee splits as Guidance Clarity Act advances; members warn of confusion and enforcement gaps
Summary
The Oversight Committee favorably reported HR 2409, the Guidance Clarity Act, after debate about whether requiring every agency guidance document to state that it "does not have the force and effect of law" would aid transparency or create legal confusion. Recorded vote: 23-19.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted to report HR 2409, the Guidance Clarity Act, following a partisan debate over the bill’s effects on enforcement and regulatory clarity.
Chairman Comer framed the bill as a transparency measure requiring agency guidance documents to state plainly that they do not have the force and effect of law, arguing the…
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