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Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Introduced: January 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 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
 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.

What's happening now April 10, 2019

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1