HR 830 · 104th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
Committee
House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR H3009)(1995-06-08)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1995-02-22
Roll #157
Yea 418Nay 0
Democrats
189 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-02-22
Roll #157
Yea 418Nay 0
Democrats
189 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 to: (1) extend its purview to educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, and tribal governments; (2) revise the authority and functions of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), specifying information dissemination and related agency oversight responsibilities; and (3) require OMB to conduct pilot projects to test alternative policies and procedures, and to develop a governmentwide strategic information resources management plan. Requires the OIRA Director to establish an Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. Requires each Federal agency to: (1) establish a process, independent of program responsibility, to evaluate proposed collections of information; and (2) ensure that the public has timely, equal, and equitable access to information products and services. Prohibits agencies, except where specifically authorized by statute, from: (1) establishing exclusive, restricted, or other distribution arrangements that interfere with timely and equitable public availability; (2) restricting or regulating the use, resale, or redis…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (5)

1 Democrat4 Republicans