Today, Rep. Quigley reintroduced the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, a bipartisan bill that would make all reports from the Congressional Research Service freely available to the public online.
Continue readingJoin us to discuss open data for financial regulation on Wednesday
This Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Congressional Transparency Caucus will host a discussion focused on the need for better data in financial regulation. Join us!
Continue readingBig step for public access to legislation
The House Appropriations Committee made a major move towards improving public access to information, announcing new, machine-readable bulk data on legislation will be available soon.
Continue readingThe Week on Politwoops: the Staten Island Clown, #CookieSelfieforAutism, Detroit doesn’t suck and more
Welcome to another roundup of some notable deletions from U.S. politicians archived by our Politwoops project.
Continue readingRep. Quigley updates the Transparency in Government Act for the 113th Congress
Today, Rep. Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a bill that would go a long way toward shining a light on the work of our lawmakers and leaders.
Continue readingOpen Access to CRS Reports
Former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said that “everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”... View Article
Continue readingBill Would Make Agency Reports to Congress Accessible
Legislation that would require reports to Congress be made available online in one central location was recently reintroduced by Representatives... View Article
Continue readingFOIA Event: Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities
The Congressional Transparency Caucus is holding an event this Tuesday, March 12, 2013 to discuss recent progress in FOIA reform... View Article
Continue readingIt’s Time to Give the Public Access to CRS Reports
Today, Representatives Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) reintroduced legislation that will make it easier for the public, the media,... View Article
Continue readingAgency Report Transparency Bill Delayed For Technical Fixes
Markup of a bill to make agency reports to Congress transparent did not occur as planned on Thursday after the measure... View Article
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