3.0.0 4556 2022-11-01T13:49:45Z 2022-11-01T13:49:45Z House HR 2019-09-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 157 (Friday, September 27, 2019)][House][Pages H8081-H8082]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 4556.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H8082]]Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)The U.S. ConstitutionArticle I, Section 8: Powers of CongressClause 18The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-09-27T13:02:10Z Transparency in Government Act of 2019 116 5150 HR 2019-12-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2019-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 N Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2019-09-27 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-09-27 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-09-27 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2019-09-27 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2019-09-27 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-09-27 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-09-27 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-09-27 True H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-09-27 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2019-09-27 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-09-27 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-09-27 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-09-27 True G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2019-10-01 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-10-04 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-10-04 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2019-10-04 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-10-04 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2019-10-11 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-10-18 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-10-18 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-11-18 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2019-11-18 False Law Department of Justice Federal district courts Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Right of privacy Law 00 2019-09-27 Introduced in House 2021-02-12T17:32:20Z See UNdisclosed Legal Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 2019 or the SUNLIGHT Act of 2019

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]]> SUNLIGHT Act of 2019 Display Title SUNLIGHT Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the publication of OLC opinions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SUNLIGHT Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced See UNdisclosed Legal Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4556ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4556ih.xml 2019-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.