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Searchable Legislation Act of 2019

Introduced: June 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2019
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.
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Searchable Legislation Act of 2019

This bill requires Congress to ensure that all congressional documents and records of 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 June 21, 2019

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 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 7
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 11, 2019
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jun 21, 2019
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Jun 21, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 21, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 21, 2019
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jun 21, 2019
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jun 21, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 21, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jun 21, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 21, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3403: Searchable Legislation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3403/
MLA
"H.R. 3403: Searchable Legislation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3403/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3403, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3403/.
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[H.R. 3403: Searchable Legislation Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3403/)
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