U.S. Congress - H.R.6289 Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010
H.R.6289 - Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010
To direct the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public the bulk legislative summary and status data used to provide the information posted on the THOMAS website, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010 as introduced.
- Official: To direct the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public the bulk legislative summary and status data used to provide the information posted on the THOMAS website, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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9/29/2010--Introduced.Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Library of Congress should work toward improving public access to all THOMAS data, including the text of legislation, in bulk. Requires the Librarian of Congress toOfficial Summary
9/29/2010--Introduced.Legislative Data Transparency and Public Access Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Library of Congress should work toward improving public access to all THOMAS data, including the text of legislation, in bulk. Requires the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public through the Internet the bulk legislative summary and status data used by the Librarian to provide the information posted on the Library's legislative information website (www.thomas.gov). Directs the Librarian to:(1) develop and publish standards for the downloading and public availability of such data; and
(2) update such standards at an appropriate frequency. Establishes in the Library of Congress the Advisory Committee on THOMAS.
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Foster recently introduced legislation (HR 6289) to partially implement bulk access to THOMAS data and jump-start the report. The incoming Congress should clear the pipes and let public legislative data flow to the public. ...
111th Congress Transparency Bills
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr6289 HR 6289], A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to make available to the public the bulk legislative summary and status data used to provide the information posted on the ...
Congressional Transparency: Yes
HR 6289 would direct the Librarian of Congress (operator of the Thomas system) to make bill data available in bulk. We spend lots of time making sure we're getting get good data about bills because we have to “scrape” it from the Thomas ...
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