Skip to main content
SRES 401 110th Congress Senate Congress Congressional Research Service Congressional agencies Congressional information resources Congressional publicity Government Operations and Politics Internet Library of Congress Science, Technology, Communications Web sites

A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications.

Introduced: December 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15143-15144)
Dec 11, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, in consultation with the the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to make publicly available through a centralized electronic system the following CRS-produced information: (1) Issue Briefs; (2) Reports that are available to Members of Congress through the CRS website; and (3) Authorization of Appropriations and Appropriations Products.

Exempts from such requirements: (1) any information determined to be confidential by the CRS Director or the head of a department or agency that provided the information to CRS; and (2) documents, other than those described in clauses (1) through (3), that are the product of a congressional research request.

Allows the Sergeant at Arms, in consultation with the CRS Director, to revise the information made publicly available by removing information concerning CRS employees, removing material that may infringe copyright protection, and making necessary changes to ensure accuracy and currency.

Requires access to the information made available pursuant to this resolution through Senate committee and Member websites. Makes the Sergeant at Arms responsible for maintaining and updating the information and for establishing a database within six months after adoption of this resolution.

What's happening now December 11, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15143-15144)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1