Everton Blair(D-GA)
Constituent Casework Continuity Resolution
A Democratic resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Constituent Casework Continuity Resolution, sets up a management system for constituent casework files in the House of Representatives. Under Section 2, the Chief Administrative Officer must establish the House Constituent Casework System, also called House CCS. Each House Member must pick a staff employee to act as their constituent casework archivist. This designated staffer must submit a record of a constituent's request for assistance to the House CCS not less than 1 week after receiving it. The bill outlines what information goes into these records, how records are updated and eventually deleted, and who can access them. Finally, it requires a uniform authorization form to be maintained by the Chief Administrative Officer for carrying out assistance.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill mandates the deletion of constituent casework records from the system within one year and provides data control directives for personal information.
- Scored +4
Does this give people more control over their personal data?
The bill allows constituents to submit data control directives to manage their personal information handling during congressional casework.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The resolution establishes a structured management system and uniform tracking for constituent casework records within the House of Representatives.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(e) gives constituents the right to submit a data control directive to their Member of Congress, which can specify instructions for how their request and personal information are handled. This gives everyday people more control over their personal privacy when asking elected officials for help.
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Section 2(j) allows certain Members to access records if they represent the same district or if the constituent lives in their district, and allows the Clerk to access records during a congressional vacancy. This could help ensure that people do not lose ongoing help with their government issues if their representative leaves office or if a vacancy arises.
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Section 2(i) requires that a constituent's record be removed and deleted from the House CCS not later than 1 year after the final disposition update. This protects people by ensuring their personal casework records are not kept indefinitely in the system.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
Based on the provided text, there are no specific provisions that explicitly create negative consequences, burdens, or harms for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill mandates the deletion of constituent casework records from the system within one year and provides data control directives for personal information.Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The resolution establishes a structured management system and uniform tracking for constituent casework records within the House of Representatives.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — The bill allows constituents to submit data control directives to manage their personal information handling during congressional casework.
- 10/22/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.