118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 7201: WISE Government Act of 2024
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Summary
This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another agency or the Library of Congress.
Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet.
The General Services Administration must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Mike Quigley D-ILOriginal
- Mark Takano D-CAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Bill Foster.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.