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White House Open Data Act

USA116th CongressHR-7580| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2020
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
White House Open Data Act This bill requires the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees. Specifically, the Executive Office of the President shall make available on such website visitor records for any location where the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business, including the name of each visitor, the name of each individual with whom the visitor met, and the purpose of the visit, updated every 30 days; the annual salary of each White House employee, updated quarterly; and the most recent financial disclosure statement for each White House employee filed pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, updated annually. The bill (1) lists exceptions to these requirements, including those involving a national security threat and personal visits that do not involve official or political business; and (2) requires specified disclosure of records that are withheld.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-706: Restoring the Public Trust Act
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

White House Open Data Act

USA116th CongressHR-7580| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2020
White House Open Data Act This bill requires the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees. Specifically, the Executive Office of the President shall make available on such website visitor records for any location where the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business, including the name of each visitor, the name of each individual with whom the visitor met, and the purpose of the visit, updated every 30 days; the annual salary of each White House employee, updated quarterly; and the most recent financial disclosure statement for each White House employee filed pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, updated annually. The bill (1) lists exceptions to these requirements, including those involving a national security threat and personal visits that do not involve official or political business; and (2) requires specified disclosure of records that are withheld.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-706: Restoring the Public Trust Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents