# 114-hr-5760: Searchable Legislation Act of 2016

114-hr-5760, Searchable Legislation Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5760
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5760
- Congress: 114
- Title: Searchable Legislation Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Introduced: 2016-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Searchable Legislation Act of 2016 This bill requires Congress to ensure that all congressional documents and all votes cast in Congress and congressional committees are created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Congress may establish. The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, acting jointly, shall establish the Congressional Data Task Force (an advisory body) for the creation, transmission, and publication of information and congressional documents, including bills, resolutions, amendments, reports, laws, and records, in such formats for purposes of this bill.

## Cosponsors (6)

- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] (R-VA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5759: Readable Legislation Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3187: PRIME Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3563: Milk Freedom Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5760 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5760)

## Related
- [114-hr-5759: Readable Legislation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5759)
- [114-hr-3187: PRIME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3187)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
- [114-hr-3563: Milk Freedom Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3563)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5760 (as of 2025-11-18).