H.R. 1247 · 119th Congress
WISE Government Act
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Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2025 or the WISE Government Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2025
Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2025 or the WISE Government Act
This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another agency or the Library of Congress.
Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet.
The General Services Administration must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: WISE Government Act
Also known as: Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2025
Latest action (Feb 12, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 12, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.