To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the…

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To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.

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12 cosponsors · 11 D, 1 R

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 25, 2003

Directs the Comptroller General to arrange with: (1) the National Academy of Sciences to study the feasibility of, and the costs associated with, the implementation of an emergency electronic communications system for Congress which would ensure the continuity of congressional operations during an emergency (including an emergency under which Congress would be unable to assemble at a single location); and (2) the Librarian of Congress to identify any constitutional and procedural issues which may arise under the implementation of such a system.

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Official title: To direct the Comptroller General to enter into arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences and the Librarian of Congress for conducting a study on the feasibility and costs of implementing an emergency electronic communications system for Congress to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Jul 25, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 25, 2003

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No recorded floor vote found.