HRES 37 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A resolution relating to public access to House of Representatives records at the National Archives.

Introduced 1981-01-22· Sponsored by Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Rules.(1981-01-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Declares that any records of the House of Representatives, or of any House committee, which were made public prior to their transfer to the General Services Administration, may be made available for public use. Provides that any other records shall not be available to the public for 20 years, or in the case of investigative files, for 50 years. Authorizes House committees to prescribe different timetables for the disclosure of their records. Stipulates that this resolution does not authorize public disclosure of any record where such disclosure is prohibited by law or Executive Order. Authorizes the clerk of the House to prohibit or restrict public disclosure of any transferred record, other than House committee records, upon the determination that such disclosure would not be in the public interest.…

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