6: Legislation & the Code Other Information:
First, our legislative breakout participants stressed the importance of opening up information about the Congressional committee
process -- providing digital copies of testimony, establishing meeting identifiers, and even simply publishing calendars of
upcoming activity. No more, participants said, should we be forced to "scrape" online calendars to know what's happening in
both chambers. They also argued that the Congressional Record should be machine-readable. Finally, they underscored the need
to unite data standards governing bills and laws--ultimately allowing automatic red-lining to show how proposed legislation
would amend the U.S. Code.
Stakeholder(s):
- Jim Harper: Group 6 Discussion Leader: Jim Harper, Cato Institute
Objective(s):
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