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H.R. 3131 105th Congress House

To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site.

Introduced: March 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
Congress AppropriationsArts, Culture, ReligionAuthorizationCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Computers and governmentCongressional Research ServiceCongressional agenciesCongressional information resourcesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal librariesFreedom of informationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicationsGovernment publicityInformation storage and retrieval systemsInternetLegislative reference servicesLibrary of CongressScience, Technology, CommunicationsWeb sites
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Jan 28, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Jan 28, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E29)
Jan 28, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to make accessible to the public via the Internet all information available through the CRS web site that is not confidential, including all CRS issue briefs, reports, and authorization or appropriations products.

Requires the information to be made accessible not earlier than 30 days after the first day it is available to Members of Congress through the CRS web site.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 22, 1998
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 24, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 10, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 24, 1998
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 12, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3131: To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3131/
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"H.R. 3131: To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3131/.
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H.R. 3131, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3131/.
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[H.R. 3131: To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3131/)
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