United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6501 (115th)
WISE Government Act
Introduced
25 July 2018
Last action
25 July 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2018 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 shall submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.
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Timeline
25 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → WISE Government Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6501
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6501
- us · 115-hr-6501 · source updated 11 August 2025