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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.3699 Research Works Act</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3699/atom_news" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3699/news" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2012-02-29T08:42:37Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/73874</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Anti-Open Access Bill Dies</title>
    <link href="http://the-scientist.com/2012/02/29/anti-open-access-bill-dies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/commentary/12787260</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T08:42:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scientist</name>
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Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who introduced the legislation last December, said on Monday (Feb 27) that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would drop the RWA, officially known as HR 3699.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the-scientist.com/2012/02/29/anti-open-access-bill-dies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elsevier-Backed Publishing Bill Bites The Dust, At Least For This Session</title>
    <link href="http://themoderatevoice.com/139813/elsevier-backed-publishing-bill-bites-the-dust-at-least-for-this-session/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/commentary/12745182</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T00:35:52Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Moderate Voice</name>
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According to the Congressional Research Service, the Research Works Act (HR 3699, emphasis added) would have prohibited a federal agency from adopting, maintaining, continuing, or otherwise engaging in any policy, program, or other activity that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themoderatevoice.com/139813/elsevier-backed-publishing-bill-bites-the-dust-at-least-for-this-session/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Elsevier-Backed Publishing Bill Bites The Dust, At Least For This Session</title>
    <link href="http://themoderatevoice.com/139813/elsevier-backed-publishing-bill-bites-the-dust-at-least-for-this-session/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-28:/commentary/12830329</id>
    <updated>2012-02-28T18:37:57Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Moderate Voice</name>
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According to the Congressional Research Service, the Research Works Act (HR 3699, emphasis added) would have prohibited a federal agency from adopting, maintaining, continuing, or otherwise engaging in any policy, program, or other activity that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themoderatevoice.com/139813/elsevier-backed-publishing-bill-bites-the-dust-at-least-for-this-session/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support Pulled from Bill Killing Open-access Publishing</title>
    <link href="http://www.genomeweb.com/node/1035806?hq_e=el&amp;amp;amp;hq_m=1214235&amp;amp;amp;hq_l=1&amp;amp;amp;hq_v=c066859321" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-27:/commentary/12787258</id>
    <updated>2012-02-27T18:53:27Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GenomeWeb</name>
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The Research Works Act (HR 3699) would have nullified the open-access policy in place at the National Institutes of Health, and would have kept federal agencies from permitting or requiring that research funded in part with federal money be made public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genomeweb.com/node/1035806?hq_e=el&amp;amp;amp;hq_m=1214235&amp;amp;amp;hq_l=1&amp;amp;amp;hq_v=c066859321&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation to Bar Public-Access Requirement on Federal Research Is Dead</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949/?sid=pm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-27:/commentary/12705329</id>
    <updated>2012-02-27T16:01:39Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
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The bill, HR 3699, would have prevented agencies of the federal government from requiring public access to federally subsidized research. In a statement released on Monday morning, the publisher reiterated its opposition to government mandates even as it .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949/?sid=pm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation to Bar Public-Access Requirement on Federal Research Is Dead</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-26:/commentary/12787259</id>
    <updated>2012-02-26T18:54:38Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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The bill, HR 3699, would have prevented agencies of the federal government from requiring public access to federally subsidized research. In a statement released on Monday morning, the publisher reiterated its opposition to government mandates even as it .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation to Bar Public-Access Requirement on Federal Research Is Dead</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-26:/commentary/12745181</id>
    <updated>2012-02-26T18:54:38Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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The bill, HR 3699, would have prevented agencies of the federal government from requiring public access to federally subsidized research. In a statement released on Monday morning, the publisher reiterated its opposition to government mandates even as it .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Legislation-to-Bar/130949&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cross-Government Open Access Bills Introduced in House and Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.genomeweb.com/node/1028026?hq_e=el&amp;amp;hq_m=1191474&amp;amp;hq_l=1&amp;amp;hq_v=dbf1148042" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-09:/commentary/12140981</id>
    <updated>2012-02-09T18:53:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GenomeWeb</name>
    </author>
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That measure, the Research Works Act (H.R. 3699), would counter the open-access movement specifically by keeping federal agencies from permitting or requiring &quot;network dissemination&quot; of any &quot;private-sector research work&quot; without consent of the publisher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genomeweb.com/node/1028026?hq_e=el&amp;amp;hq_m=1191474&amp;amp;hq_l=1&amp;amp;hq_v=dbf1148042&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Some Associations, Scholars Protest Bill That Would Curb Public Access to Research</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/some-associations-scholars-protest-bill-that-would-curb-public-access-to-research/35166" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-25:/commentary/11724901</id>
    <updated>2012-01-25T17:59:32Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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Opposition to the Research Works Act continues to spread. In a statement posted today on its Web site, the Modern Language Association said it opposes the bill, HR 3699, which would prevent federal agencies from requiring researchers to make the published &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/some-associations-scholars-protest-bill-that-would-curb-public-access-to-research/35166&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who Gets to See Published Research?</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Hot-Type-Who-Gets-to-See/130403/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-22:/commentary/11697503</id>
    <updated>2012-01-22T00:23:40Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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Darrell E. Issa, a Republican of California, and Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat of New York, introduced the Research Works Act (HR 3699) last month. The bill would forbid federal agencies to do anything that would result in the sharing of privately ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Hot-Type-Who-Gets-to-See/130403/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Who Gets to See Published Research?</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Gets-to-See-Published/130403/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-21:/commentary/11763868</id>
    <updated>2012-01-21T18:54:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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Darrell E. Issa, a Republican of California, and Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat of New York, introduced the Research Works Act (HR 3699) last month. The bill would forbid federal agencies to do anything that would result in the sharing of privately ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Gets-to-See-Published/130403/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Who Gets to See Published Research?</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Gets-to-See-Published/130403/?key=G28hIlY7NCcRbH0wYzoTPThVPXBqY0p7MiUZa3NyblFRFw==" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-21:/commentary/11709505</id>
    <updated>2012-01-21T18:54:23Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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Darrell E. Issa, a Republican of California, and Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat of New York, introduced the Research Works Act (HR 3699) last month. The bill would forbid federal agencies to do anything that would result in the sharing of privately ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Gets-to-See-Published/130403/?key=G28hIlY7NCcRbH0wYzoTPThVPXBqY0p7MiUZa3NyblFRFw==&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>University Presses Disagree With Publishers Group on Bill to Curb Public Access</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/University-Presses-Disagree/130366/?key=Gmwhc1RtNC8TYysyZm4VMj0BP3ViYx1yaiNLa3kibl5WEQ==" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-17:/commentary/11676387</id>
    <updated>2012-01-17T18:51:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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U.S. Reps. Darrell E. Issa, Republican of California, and Carolyn B. Maloney, Democrat of New York, introduced the bill, known as the Research Works Act (HR 3699), last month. The bill would forbid federal agencies to do anything that would result in the .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/University-Presses-Disagree/130366/?key=Gmwhc1RtNC8TYysyZm4VMj0BP3ViYx1yaiNLa3kibl5WEQ==&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrat Maloney and Republican Issa Ally to Hurt Science and Help Companies</title>
    <link href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2012/01/17/democrat-maloney-and-republican-issa-ally-to-hurt-science-and-help-companies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-17:/commentary/11674630</id>
    <updated>2012-01-17T15:45:51Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Forbes</name>
    </author>
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The purported purpose of&#160;HR 3699?&#160;&#8221;To ensure the continued publication and integrity of peer-reviewed research works by the private sector.&#8221; In a statement, Tom Allen, CEO of the Association of American Publishers, which backs the bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2012/01/17/democrat-maloney-and-republican-issa-ally-to-hurt-science-and-help-companies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>University Presses Disagree With Publishers Group on Bill to Curb Public Access</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/article/University-Presses-Disagree/130366/?key=TmgnclA9MidAZHg3Z2xDNTdXb3w8YR1yMSJKb3AnblpUFw==" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-17:/commentary/11674271</id>
    <updated>2012-01-17T11:13:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Higher Education</name>
    </author>
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U.S. Reps. Darrell E. Issa, Republican of California, and Carolyn B. Maloney, Democrat of New York, introduced the bill, known as the Research Works Act (HR 3699), last month. The bill would forbid federal agencies to do anything that would result in the .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/article/University-Presses-Disagree/130366/?key=TmgnclA9MidAZHg3Z2xDNTdXb3w8YR1yMSJKb3AnblpUFw==&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Publishing Industry Tries Again to Make You Pay Twice: $1.6 mil given to House Reps</title>
    <link href="http://salem-news.com/articles/january162012/ndh-public.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-16:/commentary/11671071</id>
    <updated>2012-01-16T16:58:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Salem-News.Com</name>
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Issa and Maloney are both members. The new bill, HR 3699, which is supported by publishing interest groups such as the Association of American Publishers, would prohibit any federal agency from enforcing any requirement that publishers make works funded ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salem-news.com/articles/january162012/ndh-public.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mistruths, Insults from the Copyright Lobby Over HR 3699</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/evo-eco-lab/2012/01/16/mistruths-insults-from-the-copyright-lobby-over-hr-3699/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-16:/commentary/11668855</id>
    <updated>2012-01-16T07:18:48Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scientific American</name>
    </author>
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As you know from my last post, I am staunch proponent of open access to scientific information, especially the variety that I paid for by virtue of taxation. The Research Works Act (HR3699) being proposed now will lock away taxpayer funded ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/evo-eco-lab/2012/01/16/mistruths-insults-from-the-copyright-lobby-over-hr-3699/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open medical knowledge saves lives: Oppose H.R. 3699</title>
    <link href="http://boingboing.net/2012/01/14/open-medical-knowledge-saves-l.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-14:/commentary/11663406</id>
    <updated>2012-01-14T11:03:05Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boing Boing (blog)</name>
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Where not otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. Boing Boing is a trademark of Happy Mutants LLC in the United States and other countries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://boingboing.net/2012/01/14/open-medical-knowledge-saves-l.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Keep Public Science Public - Kill H.R. 3699</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054063/-Keep-Public-Science-Public-Kill-HR-3699" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-12:/commentary/11653519</id>
    <updated>2012-01-12T11:19:46Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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Support the campaign to kill HR 3699 by sharing it on facebook and twitter. Carolyn Maloney is my congresswomen. I am a biomedical scientist, and she is congresswoman to tens of thousands of biomedical scientists. Her district NY-14 includes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/12/1054063/-Keep-Public-Science-Public-Kill-HR-3699&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Publishers Back Bill to Ban Public Access Mandates to Federally Funded Research</title>
    <link href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/50126-publishers-back-bill-to-ban-public-access-mandates-to-federally-funded-research.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-10:/commentary/11644147</id>
    <updated>2012-01-10T11:43:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Publishers Weekly</name>
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The Research Works Act (HR 3699), co-sponsored by Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), was introduced on December 16, 2011, and is strongly backed by the Association of American publishers, which, in a statement, characterized the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/50126-publishers-back-bill-to-ban-public-access-mandates-to-federally-funded-research.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Publishers Back New Bill to Ban Public Access to Research</title>
    <link href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/50126-publishers-back-new-bill-to-ban-public-access-to-research.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-10:/commentary/11643756</id>
    <updated>2012-01-10T10:39:11Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Publishers Weekly</name>
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The Research Works Act (HR 3699), co-sponsored by Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), was introduced on December 16, 2011, and is strongly backed by the Association of American publishers, which, in a statement, characterized the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/50126-publishers-back-new-bill-to-ban-public-access-to-research.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anti-Open Access Rises Again</title>
    <link href="http://the-scientist.com/2012/01/09/anti-open-access-rises-again/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-09:/commentary/11639542</id>
    <updated>2012-01-09T09:28:48Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scientist</name>
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The bill, H.R. 3699, would also make it illegal for other federal agencies to adopt similar open-access policies. The legislation, referred to as the Research Works Act, is being applauded by the Association of American Publishers, a book ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the-scientist.com/2012/01/09/anti-open-access-rises-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Research Works Act would deny taxpayers access to federally funded research.</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/crude-matter/2012/01/07/the-research-works-act-would-deny-taxpayers-access-to-federally-funded-research/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-07:/commentary/11633406</id>
    <updated>2012-01-07T18:35:12Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scientific American</name>
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And demand that she withdraw H.R. 3699. Let&#8217;s take this at the most basic level. If public money is used to fund scientific research, does the public have a legitimate expectation that the knowledge produced by that research will be shared ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/crude-matter/2012/01/07/the-research-works-act-would-deny-taxpayers-access-to-federally-funded-research/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) sell out science</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DenialismBlog/~3/jPE8t0wj76A/carolyn_maloney_d-ny_and_darre.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-07:/commentary/11643757</id>
    <updated>2012-01-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Denialism</name>
    </author>
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...for an industry over the public. Here's her email page if you want to send her a nasty-gram. Tell her to change position on H.R.3699 the &quot;Research Works Act&quot;. (Email is required for authentication purposes only. On some blogs, comments are moderated for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DenialismBlog/~3/jPE8t0wj76A/carolyn_maloney_d-ny_and_darre.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) sell out science [denialism blog]</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsCombinedFeed/~3/L55CFRO0EfQ/carolyn_maloney_d-ny_and_darre.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-07:/commentary/11633407</id>
    <updated>2012-01-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ScienceBlogs</name>
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...for an industry over the public. Here's her email page if you want to send her a nasty-gram. Tell her to change position on H.R.3699 the &quot;Research Works Act&quot;. (Email is required for authentication purposes only. On some blogs, comments are moderated for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsCombinedFeed/~3/L55CFRO0EfQ/carolyn_maloney_d-ny_and_darre.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Proposed Bill Threatens Open Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research</title>
    <link href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/proposed-bill-threatens-open-access-to-taxpayer-funded-research/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-07:/commentary/11628902</id>
    <updated>2012-01-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Blaze</name>
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In recent years, Congress decided to make it a law that most taxpayer funded research had to be posted online with free access within 12 months of publishing. Access to a scholarly article can cost around $30. Now, a new bill introduced to the House of R&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theblaze.com/stories/proposed-bill-threatens-open-access-to-taxpayer-funded-research/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stop U.S. legislation that would block public access to publicly funded&#160;research</title>
    <link href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/31184" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-07:/commentary/11628901</id>
    <updated>2012-01-07T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Creative Commons Blog</name>
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In December 2011 the U.S. House of Representatives introduced The Research Works Act (H.R.3699)SPARC says, &#8220;Essentially, the bill seeks to prohibit federal agencies from conditioning their grants to require that articles reporting on publicly funded rese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/31184&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Elsevier-funded NY Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Wants to Deny Americans Access to Taxpayer Funded Research</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/elsevier-funded-ny-congresswoman-carolyn-maloney-wants-to-deny-americans-access-to-taxpayer-funded-research/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-06:/commentary/11628900</id>
    <updated>2012-01-06T14:04:22Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DISCOVER</name>
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Ask her why she wants cancer patients to pay Elsevier $25 to access articles they&#8217;ve already paid for. And demand that she withdraw H.R. 3699.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/01/elsevier-funded-ny-congresswoman-carolyn-maloney-wants-to-deny-americans-access-to-taxpayer-funded-research/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress wants to limit open access publishing for the US government's $28B/year subsidized research</title>
    <link href="http://boingboing.net/2012/01/06/congress-wants-to-limit-open-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-06:/commentary/11628899</id>
    <updated>2012-01-06T08:56:33Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Boing Boing (blog)</name>
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A new bill in Congress, H.R. 3699 (&quot;To ensure the continued publication and integrity of peer-reviewed research works by the private sector&quot;), creates a regulation that make it hard-to-impossible to publish open access scholarly journals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://boingboing.net/2012/01/06/congress-wants-to-limit-open-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why does the University of California Press support reactionary legislation opposing public access to scientific research?</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2012/01/05/why-does-the-university-of-california-press-support-reactionary-legislation-opposing-public-access-to-scientific-research/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-04:/commentary/11709038</id>
    <updated>2012-01-04T18:53:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Berkeleyan Online</name>
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A bill (H.R. 3699) was just introduced into the US House of Representatives that would deny the American public access to the results of scientific and medical research carried out at taxpayer expense. The bill&#8217;s target is the&#160;National ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2012/01/05/why-does-the-university-of-california-press-support-reactionary-legislation-opposing-public-access-to-scientific-research/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why does the University of California Press support reactionary legislation opposing public access to scientific research?</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2012/01/05/why-does-the-university-of-california-press-support-reactionary-legislation-opposing-public-access-to-scientific-research/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-04:/commentary/11648889</id>
    <updated>2012-01-04T18:53:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Berkeleyan Online</name>
    </author>
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A bill (H.R. 3699) was just introduced into the US House of Representatives that would deny the American public access to the results of scientific and medical research carried out at taxpayer expense. The bill&#8217;s target is the&#160;National ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2012/01/05/why-does-the-university-of-california-press-support-reactionary-legislation-opposing-public-access-to-scientific-research/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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