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H.R. 1247 119th Congress House

WISE Government Act

Official title: To secure Federal access to scientific literature and other subscription services by requiring Federal agencies and legislative branch research arms to make re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To secure Federal access to scientific literature and other subscription services by requiring Federal agencies and legislative branch research arms to make recommendations on increasing agency library access to serials, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Bill Foster Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archives
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2025 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 must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 3 Democratic 3
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 12, 2025
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1247: WISE Government Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1247/
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"H.R. 1247: WISE Government Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1247/.
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H.R. 1247, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1247/.
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