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Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHRES-526| House 
| Updated: 7/25/2019
Derek Kilmer

Derek Kilmer

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (11)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Rules Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019 This resolution expands the duties of the Clerk of the House of Representatives to include reporting on adoption of a standardized format for certain legislative documents, assessing funding and other resources needed to expedite and complete the legislation comparison project, and assigning unique identifiers to persons required to file lobbying statements or reports with the Clerk. The resolution requires the Clerk's website to include a database of the expiration dates of all federal programs and a database of certain recorded votes taken in committees, beginning with the 116th Congress.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in House
  • July 25, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHRES-526| House 
| Updated: 7/25/2019
Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019 This resolution expands the duties of the Clerk of the House of Representatives to include reporting on adoption of a standardized format for certain legislative documents, assessing funding and other resources needed to expedite and complete the legislation comparison project, and assigning unique identifiers to persons required to file lobbying statements or reports with the Clerk. The resolution requires the Clerk's website to include a database of the expiration dates of all federal programs and a database of certain recorded votes taken in committees, beginning with the 116th Congress.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in House
  • July 25, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Derek Kilmer

Derek Kilmer

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (11)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Rob Woodall (Republican)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Rules Committee, Judiciary Committee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedurePublic participation and lobbying