Legislation that would require virtually all agency reports to Congress be available online in one central location advanced out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee yesterday on a voice vote. The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, originally sponsored by Rep. Mike Quigley and enjoying the bipartisan support of Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and ranking member Elijah Cummings, will need the sign-off of the Committee on House Administration before it can get a vote on the House floor. In March, 26 organizations wrote to the Oversight Committee to express their support for ACMRA.
Continue readingGrowing Support for Online Release of Agency Reports
A bill to make federal agency reports to Congress available to the public online has garnered bipartisan support in the... View Article
Continue readingCongressional Transparency Caucus Roundtable Thursday, October 6
An open discussion of past, present and future transparency initiatives Please join the Congressional Transparency Caucus for a roundtable event... View Article
Continue readingCommon Sense Super Committee Transparency Recommendations should be Adopted
A bipartisan group of Members of Congress sent a letter to House and Senate leadership outlining specific transparency recommendations for... View Article
Continue readingQuigley and Renacci Call for Open SuperCommittee
Movement is building for a transparent “Super Committee”. (As the #supercongress or Joint Select Committee on Debt Reduction is also... View Article
Continue readingPity the Poor Lobbyists
The Hill’s Congress Blog last week featured an item by Howard Marlowe, president of the American League of Lobbyists, in... View Article
Continue reading“Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” Advances to the House Floor
Legislation that would require copies of congressionally mandated reports to be published online by GPO cleared a major hurdle when... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act Introduced
Representatives Quigley and Polis took a significant step toward improving what we know about Washington power players by introducing the... View Article
Continue readingThe “Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” Is Gaining Traction
More representatives have indicated their support of a bill that would enhance public oversight of government through the Internet. The... View Article
Continue readingImproving Public Oversight of Government: The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
Public oversight of government could become a lot easier if legislation introduced yesterday becomes law. The “Access to Congressionally Mandated... View Article
Continue reading