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US HB4460

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Meuser

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires nine federal financial agencies (including the CFPB, FDIC, Federal Reserve, SEC, and Treasury) to include a mandatory disclaimer statement on the first page of all guidance documents issued after enactment

  • The required statement must clarify that guidance "does not have the force and effect of law," does not establish rights or obligations, is not binding on the agency or public, and that noncompliance does not conclusively establish a legal violation

  • Defines "guidance" as agency statements of general applicability that set forth policy or interpret statutes/regulations and are intended to affect future behavior of regulated parties

  • Excludes from the guidance definition: rules promulgated through notice-and-comment rulemaking, agency organizational rules, adjudication decisions, internal agency guidance, and internal executive branch legal advice

Legislative Description

SAFE Guidance Act Stop Agency Fiat Enforcement of Guidance Act

Finance and financial sector

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.

9/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services7/16/2025

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