Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
Latest action · Dec 12, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies.
(Sec. 3) This bill shall apply:
- with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and
- with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2015Markup Nov 16, 2016Reported Dec 12, 2016 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-864.
- Dec 12, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
- Nov 16, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 16, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1177)
- Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1177 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Jul 29, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 8, 2016H.R. 3387, Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 16, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 121, July 29, 2015, page H5773.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
