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Congressional Transparency: Mandatory Public Disclosure of Official Schedules.

This resolution mandates that all Members of Congress must publish their official monthly schedules, detailing meetings, hearings, and floor activity. This change provides citizens with greater insight into who their representatives meet with and how they spend their official time, significantly boosting government accountability and transparency. The schedules must be made publicly available on the Members' websites.
Key points
Every Member of Congress is required to disclose their official daily calendar for the preceding month, including hearings and floor activity.
The disclosure must include a general description of the participants or the subject of the official meetings and events.
Personal, campaign, staff meetings, and information related to national security or whistleblower safety are excluded from disclosure.
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Print number: 118_SCONRES_17
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Process start date: 2023-07-25