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

Summary

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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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 January 1981

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