Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 15, 2018 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018
This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act to require agencies to make their records available to the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of Government Information Services if the records are requested by the office.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Mar 13, 2018 |
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 Mar 13, 2018Markup Mar 15, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 15, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 13, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 29, 2018H.R. 5253, Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 15, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 44, March 13, 2018, page H1543.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 552(h) of title 5, United States Code, to require agencies provide records to the Director of the Office of Government Information Services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2018Introduced 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.
