S. 2838: Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-23 · Congress · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 363.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 363. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Plain summary

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available online portal containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports other than those required to be submitted to the House or Senate Committees on Intelligence, Armed Services, Appropriations, or Foreign Relations. A federal agency must submit a congressionally mandated report and specified information about the report to the GPO between 30 and 45 days after submission of the report to either chamber or to any congressional committee or subcommittee. Upon the written request of the chair of a congressional committee or subcommittee to the GPO, a report submitted to that committee or subcommittee shall not be submitted or published on the portal. Federally chartered corporations, the Government Accountability Office, and any elements of the intelligence community are excluded from the requirements of this bill. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance to federal agencies on the bill's requirement for agencies to submit copies of congressionally mandated reports and related information to the GPO.

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Official text

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2838, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (2022-03-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s2838.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s2838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117