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S. 195 116th Congress Senate

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtai… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
Apr 10, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 116-31.
Feb 13, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 10, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available website containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports. A federal agency must submit a congressionally mandated report and specified information about the report to the GPO concurrently with submission of the report to Congress.

Federally chartered organizations and the Government Accountability Office are excluded from the requirements of this bill.

The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance to federal agencies on the bill's requirement for agencies to submit copies of congressionally mandated reports and related information to the GPO.

At least annually by April 1, the Library of Congress must submit to the GPO a list of all congressionally mandated reports from the previous year.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1612 Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 736 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 30, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 19, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 195: Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-195/
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"S. 195: Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-195/.
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S. 195, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-195/.
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[S. 195: Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-195/)
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