Senator James Lankford introduces S. 5697: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2026

We have received text from S. 5697: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2026. This bill was received on 2026-11-10, and currently has 1 cosponsor.

Here is a short summary of the bill:

This bill would require federal agencies to use stronger, more transparent standards when they rely on scientific, technical, demographic, economic, or statistical information to write rules or issue guidance.

What the bill would change

• It directs the Office of Management and Budget to update government-wide guidance on information quality within 1 year.
• Those updated guidelines would tell agencies to rely on the best reasonably available information and evidence that is suitable for the specific purpose.
• Agencies would then have to update their own internal information-quality guidelines to match the new standards.
• Agencies would need to post those updated guidelines on their websites.

Public access to supporting information

• The bill would require agencies to make available the key factual material they relied on when developing a rule or guidance document, along with citations to other sources used.
• In general, this information would need to be made available before a rule or guidance is issued, or at the latest when it is issued.
• If the agency uses notice-and-comment rulemaking, or seeks public comment on proposed guidance, the public would also get a chance to comment on that factual material.
• If the material changes in a way that could materially affect the rule or guidance before final publication, the agency would have to update the public record.

Limits and exceptions

• Agencies would still have to follow existing laws on public records, privacy, and protected information.
• They would not be allowed to disclose information that another law forbids from being made public.
• If some supporting material cannot be released, the agency would have to explain why and describe any steps it is taking to improve access.
• Where possible, the material should be provided as open government data.
• If the full material cannot be shared, the agency may instead provide a citation or description and explain who holds the rights to the material and how the public may request access.

Complaint and correction process

• Agencies would have to make available the process for requesting correction of inaccurate influential information or evidence they use.
• They would also have to report complaints about the accuracy of such information in their required reports.

What counts as covered information

• The bill focuses on influential information or evidence , meaning information that the agency reasonably expects will have a clear and substantial effect on important government actions, policies, statements, or important private-sector decisions.

Funding

• No additional federal funds would be automatically provided to carry out the bill.

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Senator James Lankford Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Senator James Lankford:

• S.5697: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2026
• S.5667: Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories Act
• S.5573: Religious Education Fairness Act
• S.5562: Jimmy Lai Internet Freedom Act
• S.5355: Ballots by Election Day Act
• S.5272: Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act

You can track bills proposed by Senator James Lankford on Investivoq's politician page for Lankford.

Senator James Lankford Net Worth

Investivoq estimates that Senator James Lankford is worth $845.7K, as of November 13th, 2026. This is the 359th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Lankford has approximately $358.2K invested in publicly traded assets which Investivoq is able to track live.

You can track Senator James Lankford's net worth on Investivoq's politician page for Lankford.

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