Bill Sponsor
House Bill 736
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
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Passed House on Jul 17, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 23, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
736
Congress
116
Policy Area
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House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 17, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5951-5952)
Summary

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available online portal 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 corporations 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.

Text (3)
July 17, 2019
January 23, 2019
Actions (9)
07/18/2019
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.
07/17/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/17/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5951-5952)
07/17/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5951-5952)
07/17/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 736.
07/17/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5951-5953)
07/17/2019
Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
01/23/2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
01/23/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:32:40 PM