To amend title 44, United States Code, to modernize the Federal Register, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Mark Meadows
Sponsor. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district. Republican.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 12, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - March 15, 2019”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0]
on Mar 18, 2019
“Sunshine Week: House Democrats Shine a Light on Open, Transparent Government For The People”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Mar 12, 2019
“Steil Supports Bipartisan Bills to Increase Federal Government Transparency”
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Rep. Bryan Steil [R-WI1]
on Mar 13, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
H.R. 1654 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1654. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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