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Searchable Legislation Act of 2018

Introduced: March 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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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.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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Searchable Legislation Act of 2018

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) to recommend data standards 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.

What's happening now March 1, 2018

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 5 Republican 7
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Sep 28, 2018
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Mar 15, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Mar 15, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Mar 1, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2018
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 1, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Mar 1, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 1, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 1, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5143: Searchable Legislation Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5143/
MLA
"H.R. 5143: Searchable Legislation Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5143/.
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H.R. 5143, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5143/.
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[H.R. 5143: Searchable Legislation Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5143/)
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