U.S. Congress - S.Res.401 A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publi...
S.Res.401 - A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications.
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- Official: A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications. as introduced.
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Latest Action Dec 11, 2007Introduced in Senate Related Bills (0) & Issues (11) Users Tracking S.Res.401 (2)
Official Summary
12/11/2007--Introduced.Directs the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, in consultation with the the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to make publicly available through a centralized electronic system the following CRS-produced information:
(1) Issue Briefs;
(2) Reports that are available to Members of Congress through the CRS website; and
(3) Authorization of Appropriations and Appropriations Products.
Exempts from such requirements:
(1) any information determined to be confidential by the CRS Director or the head of a department or agency that provided the information to CRS; and
(2) documents, other than those described in clauses
(1) through
(3), that are the product of a congressional research request.
Allows the Sergeant at Arms, in consultation with the CRS Director, to revise the information made publicly available by removing information concerning CRS employees, removing material that may infringe copyright protection, and making necessary changes to ensure accuracy and currency.
Requires access to the information made available pursuant to this resolution through Senate committee and Member websites. Makes the Sergeant at Arms responsible for maintaining and updating the information and for establishing a database within six months after adoption of this resolution.
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This is great news. Wikileaks is about to release a ton of CRS reports. I briefly mentioned this issue in my Berkman presentation on open access to government documents. The basic issue is that the Congressional Research ...
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54, and S. Res. 401. Senator Tom Coburn H.R. 4582 co-sponsor when he was in the House. Senator Jim DeMint Introduced H.R. 4582 when he was in the House. Senator Joe Lieberman Introduced S. Res. 401 and co-sponsored S. Res. ...
CRS Reports to the People!
54, and S. Res. 401. Senator Tom Coburn HR 4582 co-sponsor when he was in the House. Senator Jim DeMint Introduced HR 4582 when he was in the House. Senator Joe Lieberman Introduced S. Res. 401 and co-sponsored S. Res. 21 and S. Res. 54 ...
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