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Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019
Introduced: July 25, 2019
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019
This resolution expands the duties of the Clerk of the House of Representatives to include
- reporting on adoption of a standardized format for certain legislative documents,
- assessing funding and other resources needed to expedite and complete the legislation comparison project, and
- assigning unique identifiers to persons required to file lobbying statements or reports with the Clerk.
The resolution requires the Clerk's website to include a database of the expiration dates of all federal programs and a database of certain recorded votes taken in committees, beginning with the 116th Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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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