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HR 5049 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Library of Congress Public contracts and procurement Scientific communication

WISE Government Act

Introduced: November 12, 2019 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2019 or the WISE Government Act

This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another agency or the Library of Congress.

Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet.

The General Services Administration shall submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.

What's happening now November 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
McNerney, Jerry
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 12, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 12, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5049: WISE Government Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5049/
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"H.R. 5049: WISE Government Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5049/.
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H.R. 5049, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5049/.
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