Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025

This bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to update guidelines ensuring that federal agencies use the best available information when creating rules or informing the public. Agencies would be required to publish the factual materials and citations they rely on during the rulemaking process. Additionally, the proposal would require agencies to provide opportunities for the public to comment on the specific data and evidence used to support their decisions.

This bill primarily affects federal agencies, which would be required to adhere to updated guidelines regarding the use and dissemination of influential information or evidence. The Office of Management and Budget is also affected as the entity responsible for revising these guidelines. Additionally, the bill impacts members of the public by providing them with opportunities to comment on critical factual material used by agencies during the rulemaking or guidance development process.

• Revision of federal information guidelines. The Office of Management and Budget must update guidelines for federal agencies regarding the use and dissemination of influential information or evidence that significantly impacts public policy or private sector decisions.
• Requirement for best available information. Federal agencies are required to rely on the best reasonably available influential information and evidence when creating or informing the public about agency rules and guidance.
• Public disclosure of factual material and sources. Agencies must publish the critical factual material and provide citations for any other sources used during the development of rules or guidance.
• Public comment opportunities. The updated guidelines must ensure that the public has opportunities to comment on the specific critical factual material that an agency relied upon for its decision-making.

• H.R. 6329, Information Quality Assurance Act
  Jan 26, 2026 · As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on December 2, 2025

This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to revise existing federal guidelines regarding the dissemination and use of influential information and evidence by executive agencies.

The bill aims to ensure that federal agencies utilize the best reasonably available information and evidence when developing rules, guidance, and public statements. It seeks to increase transparency and public participation by requiring agencies to publish the factual materials they rely on and provide opportunities for public comment on that data.