To require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain a single online portal accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
22 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: monday, july 26, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Jul 25, 2021
“the weekly leader: friday, july 23, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Jul 23, 2021
History
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Jun 22, 2011
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May 22, 2013
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Jul 14, 2016
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Introduced
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Feb 6, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 17, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Apr 13, 2021
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Introduced
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May 13, 2021
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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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Jul 23, 2021
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Text Published
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Jul 26, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 8, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jul 28, 2022
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 23, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 2485 (117th) 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. 2485. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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