Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7580
116th Congress(2019-2020)
White House Open Data Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 13, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 13, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7580
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Rhode Island
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
July 13, 2020
Actions (2)
07/13/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
07/13/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:57 PM