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S.760: Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 29, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 24, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - July 24, 2017
- Introduced in Senate - March 29, 2017
Bill Summary
Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act or the OPEN Government Data Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires open government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office [GAO] and certain other government entities) to be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, public data assets and nonpublic data assets maintained by...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 24, 2017 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
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| July 24, 2017 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-134.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| March 29, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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| March 29, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) |