 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | A bipartisan congressional duo is calling for the American public to be given access to the same information that members of Congress have through the Congressional Research Service.
Reps. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) announced Tuesday that they have introduced a House resolution that would allow the creation of an online database of CRS reports open to the public. The CRS, a legislative branch agency, provides research and analysis on policy issues to members of Congress, but not to ordinary citizens. Those officials who request CRS reports may choose to release them publicly at some point, and many reports can be obtained through lawmakers' offices and fee-based data services. If H. Res. 727 passes, the agency would join the Government Accountability Office as a major source of online information about public matters... |
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