Transparency in Government Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5150
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional agencies
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Debt collection
Department of Justice
Department of the Treasury
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Financial crises and stabilization
Freedom of information
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Legislative rules and procedure
Library of Congress
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Members of Congress
Performance measurement
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Senate
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Television and film
Transportation costs
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Transparency in Government Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes reporting, disclosure, and other requirements across all branches of government to expand public access to information such as federal spending, Supreme Court proceedings, and White House visitor access records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in House