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SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED FORMAT FOR LEGIS-
LATIVE DOCUMENTS. 
The Clerk is authorized and directed to provide peri-
odic updates to the Committee on House Administration 
and the Committee on Rules regarding the implementation 
of the U.S. Legislative Markup and a plan for its comple-
tion including a timeline. 
SEC. 3. LEGISLATION COMPARISON PROJECT. 
The Clerk shall report to the Committee on House 
Administration and the Committee on Appropriations an 
assessment of the funding and other resources needed to 
expedite and complete the legislation comparison project, 
including the training of staff. 
SEC. 4. ASSIGNMENT OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR RE-
PORTS FILED BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS. 
(a) ASSIGNMENT OF IDENTIFIERS.—The Clerk, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Senate, shall estab-
lish and implement a process under which the Clerk shall 
assign 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.), and shall 
ensure that such unique identification number will be used 
for all purposes under such Act (including the public avail-
ability of such statements and reports) with respect to 
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each statement or report filed by that person with the 
Clerk under such Act. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Clerk shall establish and imple-
ment the process required under subsection (a) not later 
than 180 days after the date of the adoption of this resolu-
tion. 
SEC. 5. DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON EXPIRATION OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE CLERK.—Clause 2 of rule II of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(l) The Clerk shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and maintain on its public 
website an up-to-date database of the expiration 
dates of all Federal programs and the committee of 
subject matter jurisdiction over each such program; 
‘‘(2) provide that such database is searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable; and 
‘‘(3) post all such information within 30 days 
after receipt of such information.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.—Rule X of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at 
the end the following new clause: 
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‘‘Duty to provide certain information to the Clerk 
‘‘12.(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), each 
standing committee shall provide to the Clerk on an ongo-
ing basis an up-to-date list of the expiration dates of all 
programs within its subject matter jurisdiction so the 
Clerk can post the information required by clause 2(l) of 
rule II. 
‘‘(b) The requirements described in paragraph (a) do 
not apply to the following committees: the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics, and the Com-
mittee on Rules, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The committees referred to 
in the amendment made by subsection (b) to clause 12(a) 
of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
shall provide to the Clerk the information so required not 
later than 90 days after the date of adoption of this sub-
section. 
SEC. 6. DATABASE OF VOTES TAKEN IN COMMITTEES. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE CLERK.—Clause 2 of rule II of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives (as amended 
by section 5) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(m) The Clerk shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and maintain on its public 
website a separate database for the 116th and each 
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subsequent Congress of all recorded votes in commit-
tees except for the Committee on Ethics or for any 
votes taken in executive session, and ensure that the 
database is up-to-date, sortable, and downloadable 
on a committee-by-committee basis; and 
‘‘(2) incorporate information on such votes on 
the database with respect to a committee imme-
diately upon receipt of the relevant information from 
the committee under clause 13 of rule X.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.—Rule X of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives (as amended by section 
5) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘Duty to provide certain information to the Clerk 
‘‘13.(a) Each standing and select committee shall 
provide to the Clerk the information respecting recorded 
votes in that committee so the Clerk can post on a timely 
basis on its website the information required by clause 2(l) 
of rule II. For any recorded vote, such information shall 
be transmitted to the Clerk not later than the 72 hours 
after the vote is recorded. 
‘‘(b) In providing information to the Clerk under 
paragraph (a), the committee shall include a brief descrip-
tion of the matter on which the recorded vote was taken, 
including the name of each member of the committee vot-
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ing on that matter and whether the vote was in the affirm-
ative or the negative and the total tally of the votes. 
‘‘(c) The requirements described in this clause do not 
apply to the Committee on Ethics or to any vote taken 
in executive session.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to votes taken 72 or 
more hours after the Clerk notifies all committees that the 
database established under clause 2 of rule II of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives has been established. 
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