Yesterday I called on Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor to fix this problem (read the letter). They promised bulk access to legislative information in 2011, they formed a task force in 2012, and yet we still don’t have something as simple as a list of bills. From the letter: I urge you to direct the Library of Congress to publish structured data for the House’s legislative data as soon as possible. Specifically, this means publishing the House half of the Library’s “bill summary and status” database as structured data, such as in XML. This database lists bills introduced in Congress, titles, sponsors, actions, and similar information. Structured data is the fiscally responsible way to achieve legislative transparency. It is cheaper than website development (like Congress.gov) and reaches a wider audience by leveraging the private sector — including journalists and businesses — to keep the public informed.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 04:08:24 +0000
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