About the bill
They range from the deadly serious — such as State Department reports about human rights or terrorism — to the less serious, such as a Customs and Border Protection report about cat and dog fur protection.
The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act would make almost every report to Congress from a federal agency available to the public.
Context and what the bill does
Every year, Congress requires more than 4,000 reports from federal agencies. Yet a great many of these are never released or made available to the public. While ...
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Dec 12, 2017
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Ordered Reported on Feb 6, 2018
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on February 6, 2018.
- Prognosis:
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3% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jun 22, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1974 (112th). |
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May 22, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1380 (113th). |
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Jul 14, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5876 (114th). |
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Dec 12, 2017
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Introduced
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Feb 6, 2018
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Apr 12, 2018
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Considered by House Committee on House Administration
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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H.R. 4631 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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