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H. Res. 454 104th Congress House

Citizens' Right To Know Resolution

Official title: Directing the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives to take all necessary steps to make voting records of members of the House and other… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Directing the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives to take all necessary steps to make voting records of members of the House and other information on the legislative activities of the House accessible on the Internet through the official homepage of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 1996 Introduced by: Zoe Lofgren Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 12, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jun 12, 1996
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 Latest action June 12, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizens' Right To Know Resolution - Requires the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives to make all information on the House legislative activities currently available to the public in the Congressional Record (including voting records of the Members in the House or in the Committee of the Whole) accessible through the homepage or other public data facility operated on the Internet as the official data facility of the House at the same time the information is made available in print form.

Requires the Committee to make such information accessible without modification, except that the Committee should present the information in an easily searchable, indexed database which facilitates public access to information on the activities of individual Members of the House and on other House legislative activities.

Requires the Committee to report to the House on its strategy for increasing public access to congressional documents and to information on the House legislative activities (including committee activities) accessible through the Internet and on the status of its current projects to carry out the strategy, including a description of the reasons for any delays in the implementation of such projects and recommendations for steps to remove such delays.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 454: Citizens' Right To Know Resolution. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-454/
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