3.0.0 3403 2022-11-01T13:50:58Z 2022-11-01T13:50:58Z House HR 2019-06-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMASH:H.R. 3403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 1, of the Constitution states: ``Alllegislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States . . .'' It is both ``necessaryand proper [for Congress to make laws] for carrying intoExecution'' this Power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18),including setting standards for documents produced byCongress.[Page H5037]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-06-21T13:01:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-21T13:01:00Z 2019-06-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2019-06-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 N M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2019-06-21 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-06-21 True M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2019-06-21 True L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2019-06-21 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-06-21 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-06-21 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2019-06-21 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2019-06-21 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2019-06-21 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2019-06-21 True C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2019-06-21 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2019-06-21 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-06-21 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-06-21 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-07-15 False C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2019-09-11 False Congress Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization Government information and archives Legislative rules and procedure Congress 00 2019-06-21 Introduced in House 2021-09-15T17:58:24Z Searchable Legislation Act of 2019

This bill requires Congress to ensure that all congressional documents and records of votes cast in Congress and congressional committees are created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Congress may establish.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, acting jointly, shall establish the Congressional Data Task Force (an advisory body) to recommend data standards for the creation, transmission, and publication of information and congressional documents, including bills, resolutions, amendments, reports, laws, and records, in such formats for purposes of this bill.

]]> Searchable Legislation Act of 2019 Display Title Searchable Legislation Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require all bills, resolutions, and other documents of Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Searchable Legislation Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3403ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3403ih.xml 2019-06-21 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 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.