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Public Online Information Act of 2013 [S.549]
Public Online Information Act of 2013 - Establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate and encourage the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue and update nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. Directs the government to make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) public records to be permanently available
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/13/2013
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FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 [S.2520]
FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: (1) require federal agencies to make agency records that can be disclosed under such Act available for public inspection in an electronic format, (2) limit the authority of an agency to charge a fee if the agency misses a deadline for complying with a FOIA request, (3) establish a presumption in favor of disclosure and prohibit the application of exemptions from FOIA based on technicalities, (4) expand the authority and duties of the Chief FOIA Officer of each agency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/09/2014
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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 [S.2364]
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to protecting public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, subject to exceptions, unless the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2014
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 [S.1989]
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding to adopt rules establishing: minimum comment and reply periods for rulemakings; policies to ensure that the public has notice and an opportunity to respond to comments, ex parte communications, or materials submitted toward the end of, or after, the comment period; procedures for publishing the status of open rulemakings and items circulated for Commissioners'
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/04/2014
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Oversight Workforce Improvement Act of 2014 [S.1953]
Oversight Workforce Improvement Act of 2014 - Exempts from requirements relating to the authority of federal agencies to collect information for investigations: (1) information collected during any evaluation by the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board; and (2) information collected during any audit, investigation, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency or any Office of the Inspector General, including any office of Special Inspector General. Exempts from document
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2014
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 [S.1681]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ);
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Became Public Law No: 113-126. on 07/07/2014
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-59]
Division A: Bipartisan Budget Agreement - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 - Division A [sic]: Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction - Title I: Budget Enforcement - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish (increased) discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for the revised security and nonsecurity categories for FY2014-FY2015. Continues the existing spending limits in such categories
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Signed By President. on 12/26/2013
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Racial Profiling Prevention Act [HB-838]
Racial Profiling Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial profiling) of the driver or passengers in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on federal-aid highways; and (2) allows and maintains public inspection statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a federal-aid
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/27/2013
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Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act [HB-661]
Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act - Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, to repeal prohibitions on using appropriated funds: (1) to disclose contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or any information required to be kept by firearms dealers except as specified in such Act; (2) to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any firearms business; or (3) for any background check system
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/15/2013
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Private Prison Information Act of 2014 [HB-5838]
Private Prison Information Act of 2014 - Subjects records relating to the operation of and prisoners in a prison or other correctional or detention facility that is owned or operated by a nongovernmental entity, state, or local government and that incarcerates or detains federal prisoners pursuant to a contract or agreement with a federal agency to the Freedom of Information Act in the same manner as records maintained by a federal agency operating a federal prison or detention facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/10/2014
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Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act [HB-531]
Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to take necessary action to correct a tax return or tax information affected by the misuse of a taxpayer's identity within 90 days after receiving notice of such misuse from the taxpayer. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary to disclose tax return information to federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel who are personally and directly engaged in the investigation of identity theft; (2) impose a fine and/or prison term on any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
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Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 [HB-491]
Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 - Makes it U.S. policy to: (1) promote the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media; (2) use all appropriate instruments of U.S. influence to support the free flow of information without interference or discrimination; and (3) deter U.S. businesses from cooperating with Internet-restricting countries in effecting online censorship. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should seek international agreements to protect Internet freedom; and (2) U.S. businesses operating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 02/25/2013
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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 [HB-4361]
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, unless in connection with such order the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/16/2014
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Public Online Information Act of 2014 [HB-4312]
Public Online Information Act of 2014 - Establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate and encourage the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue and update nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. Directs the government to make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) public records to be permanently available
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Israel
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/26/2014
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Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act [HB-427]
Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations that require each firearm manufactured in the United States to be marked with a serial number that is located inside the firearm's receiver or that is visible only in infrared light, in addition to the serial number mark otherwise required. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit national instant criminal background check system records about a prospective firearm transferee from being destroyed until after 180 days after
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
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Transparency in Government Act of 2014 [HB-4245]
Transparency in Government Act of 2014 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand disclosure requirements for the personal financial information of Members of Congress and for foreign travel, gifts, earmarks, and representational allowances. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the effect of written requests by Members of Congress to executive agencies to carry out and provide funding for projects and activities. Requires each congressional committee to: (1) post on its website
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/16/2014
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 [HB-3675]
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding to adopt rules establishing: minimum comment and reply periods for rulemakings; policies to ensure that the public has notice and an opportunity to respond to comments, ex parte communications, or materials submitted toward the end of, or after, the comment period; procedures for publishing the status of open rulemakings and items circulated for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/12/2014
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Protect and Save Act of 2013 [HB-295]
Protect and Save Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information to federal and state law enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation of the misuse of the identity of another person for purposes of filing a false or fraudulent tax return, (2) direct the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to establish within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the position of Local Law Enforcement Liaison to coordinate the investigation of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nugent
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/15/2013
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MAP Act of 2013 [HB-2828]
Medicare Abuse Prevention Act of 2013 or MAP Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase civil money penalties, criminal fines, and prison sentences for fraud and abuse under the SSA title XVIII (Medicare) program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress annual fraud reports with respect to Medicare, SSA title XIX (Medicaid), and SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP). Amends the Small Business Jobs Act to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act the algorithms
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/26/2013
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2786]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Bureau
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-172, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/23/2013