,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ebf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4
 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graves of  
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,rodney  
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of   
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 
,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4        
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 and ,mr4       
,newhouse7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules1 and in addition to
 the ,committees on ,house              
,administration1 and the ,judiciary1 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  ,,resolution       
,amending the ,rules of the ,house of   
,representatives to implement the first 
set of recommendations adopted by the   
,select ,committee on the ,modernization
 of ,congress4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
resolution may be cited as the          

,improving ,transparency for the        
,american ,people ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,adoption of standardized format for    
legislative documents ,the ,clerk is    
authorized and directed to provide      
periodic updates to the ,committee on   
,house ,administration and the          
,committee on ,rules regarding the      
implementation of the ,u4,s4            
,legislative ,markup and a plan for its 
completion including a timeline4  #c4   
,legislation comparison project ,the    
,clerk shall report to the ,committee on
 ,house ,administration and the         
,committee on ,appropriations an        
assessment of the funding and other     
resources needed to expedite and        
complete the legislation comparison     
project1 including the training of      
staff4  #d4 ,assignment of unique       
identifiers for reports filed by        
registered lobbyists  7a7 ,assignment of
 identifiers ,the ,clerk1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,senate1 shall establish and implement a

 process under which the ,clerk shall   
assign a unique identification number   
with respect to each person who files a 
registration statement or other report  
required to be filed with the ,clerk    
under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of 
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 and 
shall ensure that such unique           
identification number will be used for  
all purposes under such ,act 7including 
the public availability of such         
statements and reports7 with respect to 
each statement or report filed by that  
person with the ,clerk under such ,act4 
7b7 ,deadline ,the ,clerk shall         
establish and implement the process     
required under subsection 7a7 not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
adoption of this resolution4  #e4       
,database of information on expiration  
of authorizations of programs  7a7      
,duties of the ,clerk ,clause #b of rule
 ,,ii of the ,rules of the ,house of    
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   

7l7 ,the ,clerk shall-- 7#a7 establish  
and maintain on its public website an   
up-to-date database of the expiration   
dates of all ,federal programs and the  
committee of subject matter jurisdiction
 over each such program2 7#b7 provide   
that such database is searchable1       
sortable1 and downloadable2 and 7#c7    
post all such information within #cj    
days after receipt of such information4 
4  7b7 ,duties of ,committees ,rule ,x  
of the ,rules of the ,house of          
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following new clause3 ,duty
 to provide certain information to the  
,clerk#ab4 7a7 ,except as provided by   
paragraph 7b71 each standing committee  
shall provide to the ,clerk on an       
ongoing basis an up-to-date list of the 
expiration dates of all programs within 
its subject matter jurisdiction so the  
,clerk can post the information required
 by clause #b7l7 of rule ,,ii4 7b7 ,the 
requirements described in paragraph 7a7 
do not apply to the following           

committees3 the ,committee on           
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,ethics1 and the ,committee on ,rules1  
and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on
 ,intelligence4 4  7c7 ,effective date  
,the committees referred to in the      
amendment made by subsection 7b7 to     
clause #ab7;a7 of rule ,x of the ,rules 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
provide to the ,clerk the information so
 required not later than #ij days after 
the date of adoption of this subsection4
  #f4 ,database of votes taken in       
committees  7a7 ,duties of the ,clerk   
,clause #b of rule ,,ii of the ,rules of
 the ,house of ,representatives 7as     
amended by section #e7 is further       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3 7m7 ,the ,clerk
 shall-- 7#a7 establish and maintain on 
its public website a separate database  
for the #aafth and each subsequent      
,congress of all recorded votes in      
committees except for the ,committee on 
,ethics or for any votes taken in       

executive session1 and ensure that the  
database is up-to-date1 sortable1 and   
downloadable on a committee-by-committee
 basis2 and 7#b7 incorporate information
 on such votes on the database with     
respect to a committee immediately upon 
receipt of the relevant information from
 the committee under clause #ac of rule 
,x4 4  7b7 ,duties of ,committees ,rule 
,x of the ,rules of the ,house of       
,representatives 7as amended by section 
#e7 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause3 ,duty to  
provide certain information to the      
,clerk#ac4 7a7 ,each standing and select
 committee shall provide to the ,clerk  
the information respecting recorded     
votes in that committee so the ,clerk   
can post on a timely basis on its       
website the information required by     
clause #b7l7 of rule ,,ii4 ,for any     
recorded vote1 such information shall be
 transmitted to the ,clerk not later    
than the #gb hours after the vote is    
recorded4 7b7 ,in providing information 

to the ,clerk under paragraph 7a71 the  
committee shall include a brief         
description of the matter on which the  
recorded vote was taken1 including the  
name of each member of the committee    
voting on that matter and whether the   
vote was in the affirmative or the      
negative and the total tally of the     
votes4 7c7 ,the requirements described  
in this clause do not apply to the      
,committee on ,ethics or to any vote    
taken in executive session4 4  7c7      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply to  
votes taken #gb or more hours after the 
,clerk notifies all committees that the 
database established under clause #b of 
rule ,,ii of the ,rules of the ,house of
 ,representatives has been established4