Legislation· Feb 2026Sponsored by Lisa C. McClain (R)
Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
Requires federal agencies to disclose data and sources backing major rules and guidance.
Tradeoff
Mandates agencies publish factual evidence and citations for influential policies within one year. No new federal funding authorized for compliance.
What's in it
Costs $18 million over 2026-2030 in federal administrative spending to implement information quality guidelines and publish supporting materials for rules.
The $18 million is the federal cost to enforce the bill's requirements — primarily updating guidelines and publishing supporting materials for agency rules — not a direct subsidy or benefit program; the actual policy impact falls on federal agencies' ability to explain their decision-making to the public.
The House passed this 362–1 on February 24, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Dec 1, 2025)
House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Dec 1, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The committee voted to send it to the floor
Reported 43 - 0(Dec 2, 2025)
House
On Motion to and Pass
Passed(Roll #71 · Feb 24, 2026)
362 yeanay 1Senate
Received from the House
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Feb 25, 2026)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
Passage votes so far· Feb 24, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027