3.0.0 4631 2023-01-11T13:39:16Z 2023-01-11T13:39:16Z House HR 2017-12-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 4631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H9845]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Markup by 2018-04-12T14:12:19Z Referred to 2017-12-12T15:03:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Markup by 2018-02-06T14:21:48Z Referred to 2017-12-12T15:02:50Z Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act 115 3438 S 2018-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Transparency in Government Act of 2017 115 4504 HR 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. Related bill CRS 2018-04-12 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2018-04-12 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-02-06 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2018-02-06 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-12-12 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-12-12 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 N D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-12-12 True L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2017-12-12 True B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2017-12-12 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2017-12-12 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-12-12 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-12-19 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-12-19 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2018-01-11 False M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 2018-01-11 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2018-01-30 False F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2018-01-30 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2018-01-30 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-02-05 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2018-02-05 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-04-02 False W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 2018-04-10 False 2018-03-01T21:02:03Z H.R. 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53630 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 6, 2018 2018-04-24T20:00:32Z H.R. 4631, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53793 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 12, 2018 Congress Congressional agencies Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Government Publishing Office (GPO) Government information and archives Legislative rules and procedure Library of Congress Congress 00 2017-12-12 Introduced in House 2017-12-18T17:47:15Z 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 Display Title Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Short Titles as Introduced Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4631ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4631ih.xml 2018-04-12 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 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.