,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjai,mr4 
,amash 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mooney of    
,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4    
,massie1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,mr4         
,moulton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,davidson  
of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4       
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,cloud1  
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4     
,huffman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require all bills1 resolutions1 and     
other documents of ,congress to be      
created1 transmitted1 and published in  
searchable electronic formats1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
purposes  7a7 ,short ,title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,searchable         
,legislation ,act of #bjai4  7b7        
,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are
 as follows3  7#a7 ,to establish        
nonproprietary1 machine-readable data   
standards for the creation1             
transmission1 and publication of        
,congressional information4  7#b7 ,to   
encourage the uniform use of            
nonproprietary1 machine-readable data   
standards1 including searchable         
electronic formats1 for ,congressional  
information by ,congress and its support
 agencies and offices4  7#c7 ,to ensure 
that ,congressional information1        
especially bills1 resolutions1 orders1  
and votes1 can be freely downloaded in  
bulk and electronically searched4  #b4  
,requiring searchable electronic formats
 for ,congressional documents  7a7      
,searchable ,electronic ,formats  7#a7  
,in general ,chapter #b of title #a1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ajg the        
following new section3  #ajg;a4         

,searchable electronic formats ,to the  
greatest extent practicable1 ,congress  
shall ensure that all bills1            
resolutions1 orders1 and other documents
 of ,congress1 and all records of votes 
cast in ,congress and committees of     
,congress1 are created1 transmitted1 and
 published in searchable electronic     
formats1 consistent with data standards 
recommended by such advisory bodies as  
,congress may establish4  4  7#b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #b of title #a1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ajg the following new item3    
#ajg;a4 ,searchable electronic formats4 
4  7b7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments 
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to the ,one ,hundred            
,seventeenth ,congress and each         
succeeding ,congress4  #c4              
,congressional data task force  7a7     
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,clerk of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,secretary of  
the ,senate1 acting jointly1 shall      
establish an advisory body to be known  
as the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force
 7hereafter referred to as the ,task    
,force74  7b7 ,duties  7#a7             
,recommendation of data standards ,the  
,task ,force shall recommend data       
standards for the creation1             
transmission1 and publication of        
information and documents of ,congress1 
including bills1 resolutions1           
amendments1 reports1 laws1 and records1 
in searchable electronic formats for    
purposes of section #ajg;a of title #a1 
,united ,states ,code 7as added by      
section #b7;a774  7#b7 ,specifications  
for standards ,all data standards       
recommended by the ,task ,force shall be
 nonproprietary and machine-readable1   
and1 to the greatest extent possible1   
shall enable the bulk downloading of    
information4  7#c7 ,consultation with   
experts ,in carrying out its duties1 the

 ,task ,force shall consult with private
 entities with expertise in data        
transparency standards4  7c7 ,membership
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,task ,force    
shall be composed of employee           
representatives of the ,office of the   
,clerk of the ,house1 the ,office of the
 ,secretary of the ,senate1 the ,library
 of ,congress1 the ,congressional       
,research ,service1 the ,government     
,publishing ,office1 the ,center for    
,legislative ,archives1 and such other  
offices of ,congress and the legislative
 branch as the ,clerk and ,secretary    
consider appropriate4  7#b7 ,no         
additional compensation for service     
,members of the ,task ,force may not    
receive additional pay1 allowances1 or  
benefits by reason of their service on  
the ,task ,force4  7d7 ,no ,additional  
,funding ,no additional funds may be    
appropriated to carry out this section  
during a fiscal year4  7e7 ,termination 
,the ,task ,force shall terminate on the
 last day of the ,one ,hundred          

,eighteenth ,congress4