Search Results: keywords:"government information access"

  • H. R. 7593 — An Act To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service to obtain information directly from agencies of the Federal government.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:487

    H.R. 7593, titled the "Modernizing the Congressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act," aims to give the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) more power to collect information directly from federal agencies. The bill amends a section of the Legislative Reorganization Act...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help make sure that the person in charge of a special library for Congress can get important information from the government more easily. This will help them do their job better, but there need to be careful rules so nobody shares secret stuff they're not supposed to.

  • H. R. 7593 — To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service to obtain information directly from agencies of the Federal government.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:510

    H. R. 7593 aims to strengthen the ability of the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to directly obtain information from federal government agencies. The bill permits the Director to access books, records, and other data directly from various executive...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to let the boss of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) get information directly from different government branches, but they have to keep it a secret just like the original place did. This is to help them do their job better, but some people are worried it might not be safe enough or have strong enough rules, and it's not clear what happens if someone breaks the rules.

  • H. R. 7593 — To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service to obtain information directly from agencies of the Federal government.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:636

    H. R. 7593 aims to strengthen the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) by allowing direct access to necessary information from federal government agencies. This would enable the CRS to acquire various forms of data, such as books, records, and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7593 is trying to make it so the Director of a group called the Congressional Research Service can ask for and get information from parts of the government more easily, just like checking out a book from a library. This way, they can learn and help others understand things better, but they still need to keep all the secrets safe, just like the people who work at those government parts do.