H. Res. 756 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 10, 2020. 

Resolved, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This resolution may be cited as the 

‘‘Moving Our Democracy and Congressional Operations Towards Modernization Resolution’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—STREAMLINING AND REORGANIZING HUMAN 

RESOURCES 

Sec. 101. Centralized human resources program. 

Sec. 102. Reports on operation of Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 

Sec. 103. Examining feasibility of updating staff payroll system. 

Sec. 104. Examining feasibility of adjusting the statutory limitation on number 

of employees of Member offices. 

Sec. 105. Employee orientation and separation processes. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING ORIENTATION FOR MEMBERS-ELECT AND 

PROVIDING IMPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS 

Sec. 201. Plan for providing for designated staff to prepare for operation of offices of new Members-elect. 

Sec. 202. Improving the orientation experience of new Members. 

Sec. 203. Exploring the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Leadership 

Academy. 

Sec. 204. Requiring annual cybersecurity training for Members and employees. 

TITLE III—MODERNIZING AND REVITALIZING TECHNOLOGY 
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Sec. 301. Reforming House Information Resources. 

Sec. 302. Providing technologies to improve constituent engagement. 

Sec. 303. Streamlined approval process for outside technology vendors. 

Sec. 304. Enabling early adoption of new technologies and applications by offices. 

Sec. 305. Improving Member feedback regarding outside vendors and HIR services. 

Sec. 306. Leveraging bulk purchasing power of the House. 

Sec. 307. Requiring Congressional Research Service to provide rapid response 

short fact sheets. 

Sec. 308. Establishing nonpartisan constituent engagement and services page 

on HouseNet. 

TITLE IV—MAKING THE HOUSE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL 

Sec. 401. Ensuring accessibility of House websites. 

Sec. 402. Close captioning of proceedings; captioning service for videos created 

by House offices. 

Sec. 403. Comprehensive review of accessibility. 

TITLE V—IMPROVING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS AND 

PUBLICATIONS 

Sec. 501. Adopting standardized format for legislative documents. 

Sec. 502. Legislation comparison project. 

Sec. 503. Database of information on expiration of authorizations of programs. 

Sec. 504. Database of votes taken in committees. 

Sec. 505. Assignment of unique identifiers for reports filed by registered lobbyists. 

Sec. 506. Public availability of reports. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this resolution, the following definitions apply: 

(1) The term ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ means 

the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘Clerk’’ means the Clerk of the House 

of Representatives. 

(3) The term ‘‘HIR’’ means the Office of House Information Resources. 

(4) The term ‘‘Member’’ means a Member of the 

House of Representatives and a Delegate or Resident 

Commissioner to the Congress. 
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TITLE I—STREAMLINING AND REORGANIZING HUMAN RESOURCES 

SEC. 101. CENTRALIZED HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 

In order to improve recruitment and retention of a diverse 

workforce, develop best human resources practices, and take 

steps to improve competitive compensation and benefits for 

employees, the Chief Administrative Officer shall establish 

and operate a centralized human resources program to assist 

Member, committee, and leadership office staff. 

(b) FEATURES OF PROGRAM.—The program established 

under this section shall provide the following services: 

(1) Developing a centralized repository of practices 

collected from internal and external sources that have 

proven to be successful in hiring, promoting, and managing staff, updated from time to time. 

(2) Improving diversity recruitment by implementing and promoting best practices for actively seeking out candidates of various backgrounds, experiences, 

and talents, including through outreach to under-represented colleges and universities, community colleges, 

historically black colleges and universities, and organizations for individuals with disabilities, and compiling a 

list of such candidates into the House resume portal. 
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(3) Reevaluating current Member, committee, and 

leadership office employee benefits (including the evaluation of the capacity and costs of the House child care 

center and student loan repayment program) and submitting to the Committee on House Administration on a 

regular and ongoing basis recommendations for additions 

or improvements to such benefits which will improve recruitment and retention, exploring options such as 

telework, flex schedules, returnship programs, and 

sabbaticals. 

(4) Conducting a biennial staff survey as well as offering an optional exit survey to Member, committee, 

and leadership office staff. 

(5) Making improvements to the House resume portal, including making such portal into a user-friendly, 

searchable tool for Member, committee, and leadership 

offices to identify talent based on unique criteria, and including ways to promote and publicize the existence and 

availability of such portal to internal and external users. 

(6) Providing Members-elect with information on 

the full range of services offered to their staff in an easily understandable and organized format immediately 

following the certification of their election results. 

(c) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 
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(1) STAFF.—The Chief Administrative Officer shall 

designate an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who shall be responsible for the operation of the program established under this section, 

using existing staff and resources of the Office. 

(2) LOCATION; AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ONLINE.—The program shall be located in a physical location which is easily accessible to the offices using the resources of the program, and shall provide an online portal through which offices may obtain these services. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations and take any other steps as 

may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 102. REPORTS ON OPERATION OF OFFICE OF DIVERSITY 

AND INCLUSION. 

In accordance with House Resolution 6 (agreed to January 9, 2019), the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the 

House of Representatives shall submit the following plans 

and reports: 

(1) Not later than 60 days after the appointment 

of the Director of the Office, the Office shall submit to 

the Committee on House Administration an operational 

plan for the Office that shall include, consistent with applicable House rules, regulations, and law, a plan for appointing and establishing duties for staff of the Office 
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which shall set forth a proposed maximum number of 

staff. 

(2) Not later than 90 days after submitting the 

operational plan under paragraph (1), the Office shall 

submit a diversity plan to the Committee on House Administration for the Committee’s review and approval, 

and shall include in the plan the following: 

(A) Policies to direct and guide House employing offices to recruit, hire, train, develop, advance, 

promote, and retain a diverse workforce, consistent 

with applicable House rules, regulations, and law. 

(B) The development of a survey, in consultation with the Committee on House Administration, 

to evaluate diversity in House employing offices. 

The Office shall develop, conduct, and report the results of the survey in a bipartisan manner. 

(C) A framework for the annual diversity report required under paragraph (3). 

(D) A proposal for the composition of an Advisory Council that shall, as necessary, inform the 

work of the Office. 

(E) Any additional components as determined 

by the Committee on House Administration. 

(3) At the end of each session of Congress, the Office shall submit a House of Representatives diversity re-
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port to the Speaker, the Majority Leader and Minority 

Leader, the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on House Administration, and the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on the 

Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations. 

The Office shall ensure that the contents of each such 

report are presented in a bipartisan manner. 

SEC. 103. EXAMINING FEASIBILITY OF UPDATING STAFF PAYROLL SYSTEM. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative 

Officer shall submit to the Committee on House Administration a report on the feasibility of updating the employee payroll system in order to address considerations of younger and 

lower-paid employees, as well as issues experienced generally 

by some employees regarding the current monthly pay schedule. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection 

(a) shall include the following: 

(1) The results of any employee surveys regarding 

the desirability of changing the employee payroll system 

or providing both a monthly or bimonthly system. The 

report shall present such results in a bipartisan manner. 

(2) An analysis of any costs associated with making 

changes to the current employee payroll system, includ-
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ing providing additional options for the schedule of payments. 

(3) An analysis of any impediments or concerns 

with making any changes to the current staff payroll 

system. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 104. EXAMINING FEASIBILITY OF ADJUSTING THE STATUTORY LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF 

MEMBER OFFICES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Chief Administrative Officer 

shall enter into a contract with an outside entity under which 

the entity shall work with the Chief Administrative Officer to 

prepare and submit a report examining the feasibility of adjusting the statutory limitation established in 1975 on the 

number of employees who may be employed in the office of 

a Member. 

(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report described in 

subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Information regarding the size and demographic 

makeup of each congressional district, including the 

number and coverage area of each district office. 
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(2) The average number of employees for each district office, including common tasks by position. 

(3) Recommendations regarding the optimal number of employees in both offices located in House office 

buildings and district offices to address common office 

workflows and constituent requests, including changes in 

technology that have occurred recently and are expected 

to occur in the near future that would have an effect on 

such number. 

(4) Recommendations regarding employee salaries 

and costs, including recommendations for necessary 

changes to the Members’ Representational Allowance 

that would be necessary to carry out such recommendations. 

(c) DEADLINES.— 

(1) PROVISION OF DRAFT SOLICITATION FOR CONTRACT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer 

shall provide a draft of the solicitation for the contract 

described in subsection (a) to the Committee of House 

Administration. 

(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Under the contract 

entered into pursuant to this section, the entity shall 

submit the report not later than 180 days after the signing of the contract. 
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SEC. 105. EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION AND SEPARATION PROCESSES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESSES.—The Committee 

on House Administration shall design and implement— 

(1) a comprehensive and uniform orientation process for new employees (including interns) of the House 

to complete within a designated period of time after appointment; and 

(2) a comprehensive and uniform separation process 

for employees (including interns) of the House to complete within a designated period of time prior to termination. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—The processes under subsection (a) 

shall apply only to employees and interns who have access to 

the House Network. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations or take any other steps as may 

be required to carry out this section. 
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TITLE II—IMPROVING ORIENTATION FOR MEMBERS-ELECT 

AND PROVIDING IMPROVED 

CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS 

SEC. 201. PLAN FOR PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATED STAFF TO 

PREPARE FOR OPERATION OF OFFICES OF NEW 

MEMBERS-ELECT. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit a report to the Committee on House 

Administration that contains a detailed plan for establishing 

a program under which, upon the recommendation of an individual by a Member-elect (other than a Member elected to fill 

a vacancy), the Chief Administrative Officer shall appoint the 

individual for a limited period of time to assist such Memberelect with administrative and other responsibilities pertaining 

to the preparation of the Member’s congressional office for 

operation, and shall include in the plan a timetable for implementation, an estimate of expected costs, and the identification of any statutory or regulatory obstacles to the implementation of such a program. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 
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take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 202. IMPROVING THE ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE OF NEW 

MEMBERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In providing orientation services for 

new Members, including in-person courses and sessions, the 

Committee on House Administration shall carry out the following: 

(1) The Committee shall work to ensure that orientation services are made available to all new Members, 

including Members elected in a special election during a 

Congress. 

(2) The Committee shall work to ensure that 

courses on the Rules of the House, decorum and debate, 

and other such courses on practices to promote civility 

and respect are made available to Members. 

(3) The Committee shall work to ensure that 

archived audio and visual recordings of orientation sessions are made available for reference. 

(4) The Committee shall work to provide a range of 

House training programs and support services, including 

courses to promote civility and encourage decorum, for 

new Members and the senior staff of new Members 

throughout the Members’ first term. 
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(5) To the extent the Committee considers appropriate, the Committee shall examine the feasibility of 

providing a ‘‘just in time’’ approach to orientation sessions under which information is provided at the time at 

which it will be most useful to the Members. 

(b) PROVIDING SERVICES IN NONPARTISAN MANNER.— 

To the greatest extent practicable, the Committee on House 

Administration shall ensure that the orientation services provided to new Members, including in-person courses and sessions, are provided in a nonpartisan manner. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations or take any other steps as may 

be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 203. EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A 

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 

(a) SURVEY OF MEMBERS.—The Chief Administrative 

Officer shall conduct a survey of Members to determine the 

level of interest in establishing a Congressional Leadership 

Academy to provide online and in-person continuing education opportunities that will promote professional development and institutional training, including the feasibility of 

setting up a pilot program to establish such an Academy. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit a report to the Committee on House Admin-
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istration on the results of the survey conducted under subsection (a), and shall include in the estimates of costs of establishing and operating a Congressional Leadership Academy as well as any impediments to establishing such an 

Academy, including impediments relating to technology, security, or content. 

SEC. 204. REQUIRING ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR 

MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING.—The Chief Administrative Officer shall carry out a cybersecurity training program under which each individual who has access to the 

House Network (including each Member, officer, employee, 

intern, and vendor of the House) annually receives an appropriate amount of cybersecurity training. 

(b) DEADLINES FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT HAVING PRIOR

ACCESS TO NETWORK.—An individual described in subsection (a) who has not previously had access to the House 

Network shall complete the cybersecurity training program 

under such subsection not later than 30 days after the individual first has access to the House Network. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations or take any other steps as may 

be required to carry out this section. 
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TITLE III—MODERNIZING AND 

REVITALIZING TECHNOLOGY 

SEC. 301. REFORMING HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit a report to the Committee on House 

Administration on the operations of the Office of House Information Resources. Such report shall include— 

(1) the identification of solutions to address the 

challenges HIR faces in balancing the needs between 

network security and making available emerging technologies in a timely manner to satisfy the operational 

needs of Member offices, including a detailed marketing 

and communications plan to address gaps and disruptions that exist in the seamless delivery of services between HIR and the offices it supports; 

(2) recommendations to improve the quality of HIR 

services, such as web design and information technology 

support; 

(3) recommendations for changes to HIR’s mission 

to better align it with the needs of Member offices; 

(4) methods to reduce duplicative spending on information technology services; and 

(5) the identification of steps and actions necessary 

to ensure that HIR establishes a single point-of-contact 
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within HIR for each office of the House so that such 

point-of-contact is responsible for responding to requests 

from the office and coordinating the delivery of products 

and services to the office, as well as an analysis of the 

advantages and disadvantages of the use of a single 

point-of-contact for such purposes. 

(b) CONDUCTING OUTSIDE REVIEW.—The Committee on 

House Administration may direct the Chief Administrative 

Officer to enter into a contract with an outside entity to provide the Committee with an independent review of the operations of HIR and to provide independent recommendations 

to the Committee regarding strategies and steps for reforming HIR’s operations. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations or take any other steps as may 

be required to address the report submitted by the Chief Administrative Officer under subsection (a) and, if applicable, 

the recommendations provided by an outside entity pursuant 

to the contract entered into under subsection (b). 

SEC. 302. PROVIDING TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT. 

The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations or take any other steps as may be required to ensure 

that Member offices have the necessary technology and software to improve the efficiency and operation of Member of-
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fices and to improve constituent engagement, including, as 

soon as practicable after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the implementation of the following: 

(1) The ability of House offices to conduct video 

calls and video conferences. 

(2) The ability of Members to sign legislation, correspondence, and constituent consent forms using electronic signatures, in accordance with guidance developed 

in coordination with the Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

(3) The ability of Members and employees to securely and seamlessly access the House Network from 

any place and at any time. 

(4) A plan and timetable to improve the correspondence management tools available to Member offices, including improving the ability of the constituents of a 

Member to upload requests for casework directly to the 

Member’s official public website. 

SEC. 303. STREAMLINED APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OUTSIDE 

TECHNOLOGY VENDORS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, HIR shall submit a 

report to the Committee on House Administration describing 

the steps necessary to create a streamlined process for the 

approval of outside technology, including a discussion of 
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unique legal, statutory, or other considerations relating to the 

House environment, costs, obstacles to creating and operating 

such an approval process, and security or other issues relating to such a process. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 304. ENABLING EARLY ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES 

AND APPLICATIONS BY OFFICES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later that 120 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, HIR shall submit a 

report to the Committee on House Administration on establishing a program under which Member, committee, and leadership offices may elect to participate in the early adoption 

of technologies or applications developed by an outside vendor 

prior to the final approval by the House of the use of such 

technology or application for such offices, and shall include 

in the report a description of the steps necessary to set up 

such a program, the operation of such program, the identification of additional costs that may be incurred by such a 

program, and the identification of the steps necessary to ensure security and steps necessary to protect against jeopardizing the House enterprise. 
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 305. IMPROVING MEMBER FEEDBACK REGARDING OUTSIDE VENDORS AND HIR SERVICES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, HIR shall submit a 

report to the Committee on House Administration on the 

steps necessary to— 

(1) in compliance with applicable Rules of the 

House of Representatives and other regulations and 

standards of the House, create an internal customer satisfaction portal on HouseNet that allows Members and 

employees to rate and review outside vendors and HIR 

services; 

(2) annually survey district-level staff and districtspecific technology concerns; and 

(3) survey Members and employees on what technologies they would like to use. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 
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take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 306. LEVERAGING BULK PURCHASING POWER OF THE 

HOUSE. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit a report to the Committee on House 

Administration on the steps necessary to provide a standard 

suite of information technology (as described in subsection 

(b)) for the use of offices of Members of the House, including 

various packages and options, and shall include in the report 

an analysis of alternative methods for funding the purchase 

of such a suite, including increasing the Members’ Representational Allowances or creating additional accounts. The report shall also include a detailed marketing and communications plan, including strategies to disseminate information regarding the standard suite to Member offices. 

(b) CONTENTS OF STANDARD SUITE.—The standard 

suite of information technology described in this subsection 

consists of the following, in such quantity and with such features as the Chief Administrative Officer determines to be 

appropriate to enable offices of Members of the House to 

quickly and effectively carry out their operations in a costeffective manner: 
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(1) Desktop and portable computers, including 

hardware, software, and related equipment and supplies. 

(2) Mobile and stationary telephones, including related equipment and supplies. 

(3) Printers, including hardware, software, and related equipment and supplies. 

(4) Internet products and services, including 

website development and administration services. 

(5) Related information technology and telecommunications services, including technical support and 

customer service. 

(6) Subscriptions and subscription services. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 307. REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE TO 

PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE SHORT FACT SHEETS. 

The Committee on House Administration shall work 

closely with the Congressional Research Service to ensure 

that the Service has the capability to rapidly provide short, 

nonpartisan fact sheets which may be disseminated by Member offices. 
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SEC. 308. ESTABLISHING NONPARTISAN CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICES PAGE ON HOUSENET. 

The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations, or take any other steps as may be required, to establish a nonpartisan constituent engagement and services 

page on HouseNet which will better disseminate best practices and ideas regarding ways to optimize and improve constituent engagement and service. 

TITLE IV—MAKING THE HOUSE 

ACCESSIBLE TO ALL 

SEC. 401. ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY OF HOUSE WEBSITES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit a report to the Committee on House 

Administration detailing a plan to ensure that all House 

websites and applications are accessible. Such report shall include— 

(1) a schedule for analyzing all House websites and 

applications to determine the accessibility level of each 

such website and application; 

(2) an analysis of the resources and assistance necessary to ensure all relevant systems are compatible with 

common programs used by major disability groups; and 

(3) a plan to ensure that all updates to such 

websites and applications, as well as new websites and 

applications, are accessible. 
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 402. CLOSE CAPTIONING OF PROCEEDINGS; CAPTIONING 

SERVICE FOR VIDEOS CREATED BY HOUSE OFFICES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer and the Clerk shall submit a report to the Committee on House Administration detailing a plan to ensure 

that all House proceedings that are broadcast on television or 

streamed on the Internet provide closed caption services, and 

provide a free captioning service for all web videos created by 

Member, committee, and leadership offices, as well as the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer and the Office of the 

Clerk. Such report shall include— 

(1) a statement of the estimated costs of providing 

close captioning services for all such proceedings; 

(2) a statement of the estimated costs of providing 

captioning service for all such web videos; 

(3) an estimated timeline for carrying out the plan; 

and 
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(4) a discussion of any barriers to carrying out the 

plan, including statutory or regulatory impediments. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 403. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ACCESSIBILITY. 

(a) REPORT ON ACCESSIBILITY OF UNITED STATES

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Architect of the Capitol, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 

Representatives, and the Executive Director of the Office of 

Congressional Workplace Rights, shall provide a joint report 

to the Committee on House Administration identifying areas 

of the Capitol buildings and the United States Capitol 

Grounds that are not currently accessible, the estimated costs 

of making such areas accessible, including a timetable and 

plan for making accessibility modifications, and a discussion 

of future challenges to ensuring full accessibility. 

(b) REPORT ON ACCESSIBILITY OF PRACTICES AND

PROGRAMMING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services and the Librarian of Con-
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gress, shall submit a report to the Committee on House Administration evaluating the accessibility of the practices and 

programming used by offices of the legislative branch to serve 

the needs of individuals with disabilities. 

(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

TITLE V—IMPROVING ACCESS TO 

DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS 

SEC. 501. ADOPTING STANDARDIZED FORMAT FOR LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk shall submit 

a report to the Committee on House Administration regarding the status of the overall implementation and adoption of 

a standardized format for drafting, viewing, and publishing 

legislation to improve transparency and efficiency throughout 

the lawmaking process, specifically including the status of the 

overall implementation of the Extensible Markup Language, 

or XML, schema known as United States Legislative Markup. 

(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan for completing the 
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overall implementation and adoption of the format described 

in such subsection, including a timeline, a statement of the 

costs incurred as of the date of such report, and a statement 

of the expected costs anticipated to be incurred in the future. 

(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 

after the last day of each calendar quarter that begins after 

the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Clerk 

shall submit to the Committee on House Administration a 

status report on the progress made during that quarter regarding the overall implementation and adoption of the format described in such subsection, including any updates to 

the timeline and to the costs incurred during that quarter 

and expected to be incurred in the future, and a detailed account of actions taken to implement and adopt the format 

during the quarter covered by the report. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 502. LEGISLATION COMPARISON PROJECT. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk shall submit 

a report to the Committee on House Administration regarding the status of the completion of the legislative comparison 
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project required by clause 12 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives. 

(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The report required in under 

subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan for completing the 

legislative comparison project, including a timeline, a statement of the costs incurred as of the date of the report, and 

a statement of the expected costs anticipated to be incurred 

in the future. 

(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 

after the last day of each calendar quarter that begins after 

the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Clerk 

shall submit to the Committee on House Administration a 

status report on the progress made during that quarter regarding the completion of the legislative comparison project, 

including any updates to the timeline and to the costs incurred during that quarter and expected to be incurred in the 

future, and a detailed account of actions taken to complete 

the legislative comparison project during the quarter covered 

by the report. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 503. DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF PROGRAMS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk shall submit 

a report to the Committee on House Administration regarding the establishment and maintenance, on its public website, 

of an up-to-date database that is searchable, sortable, and 

downloadable of the expiration dates of all Federal programs 

and the primary committee of subject matter jurisdiction over 

each such program. 

(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan for the completion 

and implementation of such database, including a timeline 

and a statement of ongoing and expected costs of development and implementation, any necessary legal or legislative 

authorities, as well as any barriers or difficulties identified 

regarding the completion and operation of the database. Such 

report shall also include a discussion and recommendations 

on ensuring that such database— 

(1) is updated on a continual and ongoing basis, including requiring that the Clerk posts all relevant all information not later than 30 days after receipt; and 

(2) includes information provided by standing and 

select committees (except the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics, the Committee on Rules, 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence), as 
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well as recommendations to ensure that such committees 

provide the required information on a timely and regular 

basis. 

(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days after 

the last day of each calendar year that begins after the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Clerk shall 

submit to the Committee on House Administration a report 

regarding the progress made regarding the establishment and 

maintenance of the database described in such subsection, including any updates to the timeline and to the costs incurred 

or expected to be incurred (as required under subsection (b)), 

and a detailed account of actions taken to establish and 

maintain the database during the year covered by the report. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 504. DATABASE OF VOTES TAKEN IN COMMITTEES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk shall submit 

a report to the Committee on House Administration regarding the establishment and maintenance, on its public website, 

of a separate database for the 116th Congress and each subsequent Congress of all recorded votes in committees (except 
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for recorded votes taken by any committee in executive session or recorded votes which, under applicable rules of the 

committee, are not required to be made publicly available) 

that is sortable, up-to-date, and downloadable. 

(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan for completion and 

implementation of the database described in such subsection, 

including a timeline and a statement of the ongoing and expected costs of development and implementation, any necessary legal or legislative authorities, as well as any barriers 

or difficulties identified regarding the completion and operation of the database. Such report shall also include a discussion and recommendations on ensuring that such database— 

(1) is updated on a continual and ongoing basis; 

and 

(2) requires each standing and select committee to 

provide to the Clerk with information respecting recorded votes taken in that committee (excluding votes 

which are not required to be included in the database) 

within 72 hours of such vote, to include a brief description of the matter on which the recorded vote was taken, 

the name of each Member of the committee voting on 

that matter, whether the vote was in the affirmative or 

the negative, and the total tally of the votes. 
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(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 

after the last day of each calendar quarter that begins after 

the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Clerk 

shall submit to the Committee on House Administration a report regarding the progress made regarding the establishment and maintenance of the database described in such subsection, including any updates to the detailed timeline and to 

the costs incurred or expected to be incurred (as required 

under subsection (b)), and a detailed account of actions taken 

to establish and maintain the database during for the quarter 

covered by the report. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommendations made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 505. ASSIGNMENT OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR REPORTS 

FILED BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk shall submit 

a report to the Committee on House Administration regarding the status of assigning a unique identification number 

with respect to each person who files a registration statement 

or other report required to be filed with the Clerk under the 

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to 
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be used for all purposes under such Act (including the public 

availability of such statements and reports) with respect to 

each statement or report required to be filed by that person 

with the Clerk. 

(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan for assigning the 

unique identification numbers described in such subsection, 

including a timeline, a statement of the ongoing and expected 

costs of carrying out such plan, and a description of any obstacles to carrying out the plan (including obstacles relating 

to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or other laws). 

(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 

after the last day of each calendar quarter that begins after 

the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Clerk 

shall submit to the Committee on House Administration a report regarding the progress made regarding the overall implementation of the assignment of the unique identification 

numbers described in such subsection, including any updates 

to the timeline and to the costs incurred or expected to be 

incurred as required under subsection (b) and a detailed account of actions taken to carry out the assignment of such 

unique identification numbers during for the quarter covered 

by the report. 

(d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration may issue regulations to carry out any recommenda-
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tions made in the report required under subsection (a) or 

take any other steps as may be required to carry out this section. 

SEC. 506. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS. 

The Committee on House Administration shall take all 

steps practicable to make any report required under this resolution publicly available on the official public website of the 

Committee or in some other manner. 

Attest: 

Clerk.