3.0.0 1381 2023-01-11T13:28:09Z 2023-01-11T13:28:09Z House HR 2015-03-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 1381.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionBy Miss RICE of New York:H.R. 1382.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1662]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-21T15:21:18Z Referred to 2015-03-16T16:01:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-16T16:01:15Z hsso00 Ethics Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-16T16:01:10Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-03-16T16:01:00Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-16T16:00:53Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-16T16:00:48Z Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2015 114 34 HRES 2015-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Cameras in the Courtroom Act 114 94 HR 2015-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS Cameras in the Courtroom Act 114 780 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1631) Related bill CRS 2015-04-21 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsso00 Ethics Committee 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 N S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-03-16 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2015-03-16 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Budget process Congressional Research Service (CRS) Congressional agencies Congressional committees Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Freedom of information Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations House of Representatives Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Judges Legislative rules and procedure Libraries and archives Library of Congress Licensing and registrations Marketing and advertising Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Sound recording Supreme Court Tariffs Television and film Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-03-16 Introduced in House 2015-05-05T15:19:06Z Transparency in Government Act of 2015

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand disclosure requirements for the personal financial information of Members of Congress and for foreign travel, gifts, earmarks, and representational allowances.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the effect of written requests by Members of Congress to executive agencies to carry out and provide funding for projects and activities.

Requires each congressional committee to: (1)  post on its website the schedule for public hearings and markups conducted by each committee, and (2) submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives a complete list of all public hearings and markup schedules of the committee and its subcommittees for posting on the House website.

Requires the Clerk and the Secretary of the Senate to: (1) post on their respective websites voting record information for each Member of Congress; and (2) establish an advisory Congressional Data Task Force to recommend data standards for the creation, exchange, and publication of congressional information.

Requires that, to the extent practicable, all bills, resolutions, orders, and votes be created, exchanged, and published in searchable electronic formats.

Public Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Resolution of 2015 or the Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2015

Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to establish and maintain a centralized, searchable, bulk downloadable, electronic database consisting of CRS issue briefs, reports, authorization of appropriation products and appropriation products, and similar material intended or available for general congressional distribution.

Exempts from public disclosure confidential information or any document that is the product of a confidential research request made by a Member, officer, employee, or office of the House of Representatives and that is not intended for distribution.

Lobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act

Directs the Attorney General to establish the Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement Task Force, which shall have primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting each case referred to the Attorney General under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require: (1) expedited online registration of lobbyists, (2) more frequent disclosure of contributions made by lobbyists, and (3) a system for assigning an identification number to each lobbyist who is required to register or report under such Act. Requires lobbyists registered under such Act to complete an ethics training program.

Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require the USAspending.gov website to provide specified information on federal awards.

Requires each agency Inspector General to conduct an annual audit of the data used on USAspending.gov and report on such audit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Requires OMB to: (1) revise its guidance to federal agencies on reporting federal awards, and (2) ensure that the unique identifier used to link information about an award recipient is also used to link information about that recipient on the Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System.

Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to require information about individuals receiving awards or grants to be maintained on the Federal Awardee Performance Integrity Information System for 10 years.

Requires: (1) every advertisement or other communication paid for by a federal agency to include a prominent notice that the agency has paid for such advertisement or communication, (2) disclosure of White House visitor logs with personal information redacted, (3) online disclosure of OMB budget justifications, (4) disclosure of draft proposed or final rules by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and (4) online disclosure of tax information of nonprofit organizations and registration information of foreign agents.

Requires each agency (defined as a U.S. government authority, with specified exceptions) to require all private sector entities from which it regularly collects reports, filings, forms, disclosures or other regularized information to obtain a unique entity identifier.

Requires each such agency to: (1) make available in an electronic format its completed responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and (2) use FOAIonline to log, track, and publish all FOIA requests received by the agency.

Requires the Chief Justice of the United States to ensure that the audio of an oral argument before the Supreme Court is recorded and is made publicly available on the Court's Internet website at the same time that it is recorded.

Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct an audit of the public access to court electronic records system (Pacer) maintained by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and (2) conduct annual audits of the implementation of this Act.

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the U.S. Judicial Conference to post on its website any report filed by a judicial officer within 48 hours of the applicable submission deadline.

]]> Transparency in Government Act of 2015 Display Title Transparency in Government Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Transparency in Government Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Lobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Public Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Resolution of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1381ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1381ih.xml 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.