HOUSE 736116th CongressReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Last Action: 7/18/2019

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2019-07-18Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.
2019-07-17Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-17On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5951-5952)
2019-07-17Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5951-5952)
2019-07-17DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 736.
2019-07-17Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5951-5953)
2019-07-17Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-01-23Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
2019-01-23Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
2019-01-23Introduced in House
2019-01-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-07-17 (53)

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available online portal containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports. A federal agency must submit a congressionally mandated report and specified information about the report to the GPO between 30 and 45 calendar days after submission of the report to either chamber or to any congressional committee or subcommittee.

Upon the written request of the chair of a congressional committee or subcommittee to the GPO, a report submitted to that committee or subcommittee shall not be submitted or published on the portal.

Federally chartered corporations and the Government Accountability Office are excluded from the requirements of this bill.

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.

Cosponsors (20)

Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
John Sarbanes (D-MD)
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Mark Walker (R-NC)
Rodney Davis (R-IL)
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)

Subjects

Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure
Library of Congress

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