Transparency in Government Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2055
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2021-03-18 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 buildings, facilities, and property
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: 2021-03-18
text: 

Transparency in Government Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes and otherwise modifies several reporting, disclosure, and other requirements across all branches of government to expand public access to information.
 For example, with respect to the legislative branch, the bill 
 
establishes additional financial disclosure requirements for Members of Congress,
 
requires congressional committees to post certain materials (e.g., schedules and transcripts) within specified time frames, and
 
provides for the creation of a centralized online database of congressionally mandated reports.
 
 
Additionally, with respect to the executive branch, the bill
 
 
requires agencies to publicly disclose additional information relating to sponsored advertisements, budget requests, and grant recipients;
 
requires certain legal advisory opinions and rulemaking materials to be published within specified time frames; and
 
provides for the appointment of a special counsel to prosecute individuals in the executive branch for contempt of Congress.
 
 
Finally, with respect to the judicial branch, the bill
 
 
requires the Supreme Court to allow proceedings that are conducted in open court to be televised,
 
requires certain financial disclosure statements of judicial officers to be posted within specified time frames, and
 
requires certain electronic filing systems to be consolidated and meet certain data standards (e.g., search functions).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Ethics, Financial Services, the Budget, and Rules, 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: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Introduced in House