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HR 5760 114th Congress House

Searchable Legislation Act of 2016

Official title: To require all bills, resolutions, and other documents of Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 13, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Searchable Legislation Act of 2016

This bill requires Congress to ensure that all congressional documents and all votes cast in Congress and congressional committees are created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Congress may establish.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, acting jointly, shall establish the Congressional Data Task Force (an advisory body) for the creation, transmission, and publication of information and congressional documents, including bills, resolutions, amendments, reports, laws, and records, in such formats for purposes of this bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Brat, Dave
· Jul 13, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 13, 2016
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jul 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5760: Searchable Legislation Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5760/
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"H.R. 5760: Searchable Legislation Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5760/.
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H.R. 5760, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5760/.
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[H.R. 5760: Searchable Legislation Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5760/)
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