At 1:55 pm, the House of Representatives agreed by voice vote to pass the DATA Act, HR 2146, after 25... View Article
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Around 3pm today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on passage of the DATA Act, and we hope that it... View Article
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Over the last year, the DATA Act has improved significantly as it has gone through the legislative process — and... View Article
Continue readingOrgs Call on House to Pass the DATA Act
24 organizations today called upon the House of Representatives to pass the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act. The DATA Act... View Article
Continue readingMaj Leader Cantor: DATA Act Up For Vote Next Week
Here’s the text of Rep. Cantor’s remarks: “Mr. Speaker, the House will consider a number of bills under suspension of... View Article
Continue readingSpending Transparency Bill DATA Act Inches Toward House Vote
In anticipation of a House vote, today a major transparency bill was posted online for public comment by the Committee... View Article
Continue readingCommittees Make Leap to Online Video, but Approps Doesn’t Get the Picture
by Daniel Schuman and Cassandra LaRussa Despite significant strides towards improving public access to legislative proceedings, nearly a quarter of... View Article
Continue readingThe STOCK Act in Plain Language
The STOCK Act, recently enacted to address allegations in a 60 Minutes report on Congressional insider trading, isn’t the easiest bill... View Article
Continue readingImprove Public Access to Legislative Information
Today 30 organizations from across the political spectrum joined together to ask Congress to improve public access to legislative information.... View Article
Continue readingWill the House’s Ethics Watchdog Be Silenced?
The future of the House of Representatives’ independent ethics watchdog is subject to speculation now that we’re again in appropriations season.... View Article
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