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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: January 28, 1998 See on congress.gov
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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
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 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.

What's happening now January 28, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 10, 1998
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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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