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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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