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To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an…

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To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3919)
Jun 24, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 24, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Comptroller General to arrange with: (1) the National Academy of Sciences to study the feasibility of, and the costs associated with, the implementation of an emergency electronic communications system for Congress which would ensure the continuity of congressional operations during an emergency (including an emergency under which Congress would be unable to assemble at a single location); and (2) the Librarian of Congress to identify any constitutional and procedural issues which may arise under the implementation of such a system.
What's happening now June 25, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3919)

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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 24, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5007: To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5007/
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"H.R. 5007: To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5007/.
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H.R. 5007, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5007/.
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[H.R. 5007: To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5007/)
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