US Congress House Bill 4631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-12 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available website containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports. The website must feature, in addition to certain descriptive information related to such reports: (1) the ability to retrieve a report through specified types of searches; (2) a means for downloading reports individually or in bulk; (3) an electronic means for federal agencies to submit reports to the GPO, as required by the bill; and (4) in tabular form, a list of all reports that can be searched and sorted by time frame or submission status. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance to federal agencies on the bill's requirement for agencies to submit copies of congressionally mandated reports and related information to the GPO. With respect to each report, the relevant federal agency may redact or withhold certain information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and other laws. At least annually by April 1, the Library of Congress must submit to the GPO a list of all congressionally mandated reports from the previous year. The list shall be provided in an open format and must include specified identifying and otherwise descriptive information.

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-12	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-04-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-02-06	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-02-06	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-12-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-12-12	House	Introduced in House

HB4504 (Related) 2017-11-30 - Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB3438 (Related) 2018-09-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4631/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4631/BILLS-115hr4631ih.pdf