The data available to the public for each earmark should 
include— 
(A) an identification of the bill into which the 
earmark is to be inserted; 
(B) the name, State, and district of the Mem-
ber of Congress requesting the earmark; 
(C) the name and address of the intended re-
cipient; 
(D) whether the intended recipient is a for-prof-
it or not-for-profit entity; 
(E) the requested amount (only in the case of 
congressional earmarks); 
(F) a brief description of the earmark; and 
(G) the applicable department or agency of the 
Government, and the account or program (if pro-
vided to the committee in the request). 
(2) The centralized database for earmarks referred 
to in paragraph (1) shall be implemented within six 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 105. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF WRIT-
TEN REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
FOR FUNDING OF PROJECTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the effect of written re-
quests to carry out and provide funding for projects and 
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activities which are submitted to offices of the executive 
branch by Members of Congress on the decisions made 
by such offices regarding the funding of those projects and 
activities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
TITLE II—ENHANCING PUBLIC 
ACCESS TO THE WORK OF 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMIT-
TEES, 
LEGISLATION, 
AND 
VOTES 
SEC. 201. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF COMMITTEE 
WORK. 
(a) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 
1 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(e)(1) Each committee shall post on its Internet 
website the public hearings and markup schedules of the 
committee and each of its subcommittees at the same time 
that information is made available to members of the com-
mittee. 
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‘‘(2) For each hearing and markup for which infor-
mation is posted under subparagraph (1), the committee 
shall post on its Internet website within 45 days the fol-
lowing: the topic, related legislation, testimony of wit-
nesses, opening statements of the chair and ranking mi-
nority member, transcripts, and audio and video record-
ings. 
‘‘(3) Within 24 hours after a committee or sub-
committee orders any bill or resolution to be reported, the 
committee or subcommittee, as applicable, shall post on 
its Internet website all amendments that were agreed to, 
except for technical and conforming changes authorized by 
the committee or subcommittee, as well as all votes taken 
on the bill or resolution and on any amendment offered 
to the bill or resolution.’’. 
(b) IN THE SENATE.—Comparable language to be 
added by the Senate. 
SEC. 202. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY OF RECORDED 
VOTES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE CLERK OF THE 
HOUSE AND THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.—The 
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary 
of the Senate shall post on the public Internet site of the 
Office of the Clerk or of the Secretary, respectively, a 
record, organized by the name of each Member or Senator, 
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in a structured data format, of the recorded votes of that 
Member or Senator, including the roll, date, issue, ques-
tion, result, and title or description of the vote, and any 
cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office related 
to the vote. 
(b) WEB LINK.—Each Member shall provide a link 
to the Clerk of the House of Representatives of a list of 
recorded votes from that Member’s website, and each Sen-
ator shall provide a link to the Secretary of the Senate 
of a list of recorded votes from that Senator’s website. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member’’ means a Representative in Congress, a delegate 
to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
recorded votes occurring after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 203. ELECTRONIC FORMAT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 1 of the United 
States Code is amended by inserting after section 107 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 107a. Electronic format 
‘‘To the extent practicable, all bills, resolutions, or-
ders, and votes shall be created, exchanged, and published 
in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data 
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standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Con-
gress may establish.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1 of the United 
States Code is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 107 the following new item: 
‘‘107a. Electronic format.’’. 
SEC. 205. USE OF DATA STANDARDS BY CONGRESSIONAL 
SUPPORT OFFICES. 
All congressional support offices shall, to the extent 
practicable, use the data standards recommended by the 
Congressional Data Task Force for the congressional in-
formation that they create, exchange, and/or publish. 
SEC. 206. INCLUSION OF DIGITAL VERSION OF FUNDING 
TABLES IN REPORTS ACCOMPANYING APPRO-
PRIATIONS BILLS. 
(a) INCLUSION.—The Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall ensure 
that each report accompanying any appropriations bill re-
ported by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
or Senate (as the case may be) includes a formatted 
spreadsheet showing the amounts made available by the 
bill, in a tabular, digital format that shows separate en-
tries for each fiscal year covered by the bill. 
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