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H.R. 4582 106th Congress House

Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act

Official title: To provide Internet access to congressional documents, including certain Congressional Research Service publications, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jun 6, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 6, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3895)
Jun 6, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 6, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act - Instructs the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to make the following Congressional Research Service information available to the public through a centralized electronic database: (1) Issue Briefs; (2) CRS Reports which are available to Members of Congress through the Congressional Research Service; and (3) Authorization of Appropriations Products and Appropriations Products.

Expresses the sense of Congress that each standing and special committee of the House of Representatives and Senate, and each joint committee of Congress, should provide access to the public through the Internet to publicly available committee information, documents, and proceedings, including bills, reports, and transcripts of committee meetings which are open to the public.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4582: Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4582/
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"H.R. 4582: Citizen Legislature Empowerment through Access to Resources (CLEAR) Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4582/.
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H.R. 4582, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4582/.
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