US HB1770 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act This bill requires open government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Election Commission, and certain other government entities) to be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, public data assets and nonpublic data assets maintained by the federal government must be available: (1) in an open format that does not impede use or reuse and that has standards maintained by a standards organization; and (2) under open licenses with a legal guarantee that the data be available at no cost to the public with no restrictions on copying, publishing, distributing, transmitting, citing, or adapting. If published government data assets are not available under an open license, the data must be considered part of the worldwide public domain. Agencies may engage with outside organizations and citizens to leverage public data assets for innovation in public and private sectors. Agencies must: (1) make their enterprise data inventories available to the public on Data.gov, and (2) designate a point of contact to assist the public and respond to complaints about adherence to open data requirements. For privacy, security, confidentiality, or regulatory reasons, agencies may maintain a nonpublic portion of their inventories. The General Services Administration must maintain a single public interface online as a point of entry dedicated to sharing open government data with the public. The Office of Management and Budget must develop and maintain an online repository of tools, best practices, and schema standards to facilitate the adoption of open data practices.
Title
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act
Sponsors
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] | Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] |
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] |
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
2017-03-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB760 (Same As) 2017-07-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performance measurement
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performance measurement
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1770/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1770/BILLS-115hr1770ih.pdf |