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H.R. 4556 116th Congress House

SUNLIGHT Act of 2019

Official title: To provide for the publication of OLC opinions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Law Department of JusticeFederal district courtsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archives
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

See UNdisclosed Legal Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 2019 or the SUNLIGHT Act of 2019

This bill generally requires that each final opinion issued by the Office of Legal Counsel be made publicly available within a specified time frame.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5150 Transparency in Government Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 18, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 18, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 1, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 27, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 27, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 27, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 27, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4556: SUNLIGHT Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4556/
MLA
"H.R. 4556: SUNLIGHT Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4556/.
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H.R. 4556, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4556/.
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[H.R. 4556: SUNLIGHT Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4556/)
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