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HRES 97 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information,…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing, where appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to electronic delivery if they so choose.

Introduced: November 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 113th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 5, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 5, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the federal government should ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products, services, and public notices while providing citizens the ability to opt-in to electronic delivery; and (2) decisions by federal agencies regarding the elimination of paper-based information, products, or services should be subject to congressional oversight.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Roe, David
· Jan 9, 2014
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 14, 2013
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 23, 2013
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 11, 2013
Bonner, Jo
· Mar 14, 2013
Fleming, John
· Mar 14, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing, where appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to electronic delivery if they so choose.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-97/
MLA
"H. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing, where appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to electronic delivery if they so choose.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-97/.
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H. Res. 97, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-97/.
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[H. Res. 97: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should take all appropriate measures to ensure that citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing, where appropriate, the ability for all citizens to opt-in to electronic delivery if they so choose.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-97/)
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