Everton Blair (D-GA)
Congress at Work 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 text introduces the Congress at Work Resolution, which requires Members of the House of Representatives to post monthly activity reports on their official public websites. These reports must include information regarding the Member's schedule, committee activity, voting record, and legislative activity. Additionally, House committees are required to post monthly reports detailing member attendance and votes in a searchable and downloadable format. The Committee on House Administration is tasked with creating regulations to enforce these requirements while preventing the disclosure of classified information. The Chief Administrative Officer must notify the Committee on House Administration if any Member or committee fails to meet these requirements.
Yes
- Scored +8
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The resolution requires House members and committees to post detailed monthly activity and attendance reports online, enhancing public transparency.
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: Members of the House of Representatives are required to post monthly activity reports on their official public websites. This could be considered positive because it allows us to hold our elected officials accountable by letting us easily see their schedules, who they met with, their committee attendance, their voting records, and the bills they sponsored.
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Section 3: Standing, special, and select committees of the House of Representatives must post monthly reports on member attendance and votes on their official public websites in a searchable and downloadable format. This might be considered positive because it provides clear, accessible public records of how our representatives are participating in committee work.
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Section 4: The Committee on House Administration must ensure that the posting of information does not result in the disclosure of classified information. This can be viewed as a positive safeguard to protect sensitive national security details while still maintaining transparency for the public.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 4: The provided text does not explicitly identify any specific negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States, aside from noting that rules will be created to prevent the accidental disclosure of classified information.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The resolution requires House members and committees to post detailed monthly activity and attendance reports online, enhancing public transparency.
- 11/5/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.