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HR 3508 99th Congress House

Federal Government Easy Access Act

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to reduce the paperwork burden on citizen's by requiring Federal agency correspondence to include t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to reduce the paperwork burden on citizen's by requiring Federal agency correspondence to include the name, official title, telephone number, and address of individuals to whom responses and inquiries may be made.

Introduced: February 3, 1986 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government paperworkGovernment records, documents, and information
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Oct 7, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB.
Oct 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Oct 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Government Easy Access Act - Requires Federal agency correspondence outside the executive branch to include the name, phone number, and mailing address of individuals to whom responses and inquiries may be made.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4845 Identical bill Federal Government Easy Access Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 19, 1986
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 3, 1986
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 3, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3508: Federal Government Easy Access Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3508/
MLA
"H.R. 3508: Federal Government Easy Access Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3508/.
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H.R. 3508, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3508/.
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