# 119-hr-1247: WISE Government Act

119-hr-1247, WISE Government Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1247
- Congress: 119
- Title: WISE Government Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would make federal journal subscriptions more transparent and easier for agency staff to use.** It would ban contracts that hide subscription prices from other agencies and the Library of Congress, require agency libraries to post clear intranet access policies within six months, and ask the General Services Administration to report on subscriptions and costs within 12 months. - Agency libraries and procurement teams would be allowed to share subscription cost information across agencies and with the Library of Congress, removing contractual barriers to price disclosure. - Agency employees, including regional staff, would get easily accessible intranet guidance on how to use library subscriptions, with agencies required to publish those policies within six months. - The General Services Administration would deliver a report to Congress and agency libraries within 12 months that surveys subscriptions and costs, outlines access problems, and recommends short- and long-term solutions, including assessing the need for greater interagency transparency and new purchasing models.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New transparency rules for agency journals: benefit, low. Agencies would be barred from contracts that hide journal prices from other agencies or the Library of Congress. This ban would start at enactment. Within 6 months, each agency would post clear, easy-to-find rules for using library subscriptions on its intranet. Regional staff would be included.
- Study to expand agency library access: benefit, low. Within 12 months, the Administrator of General Services would send Congress and agency libraries a report on expanding access to scientific journals and other serials. The report would list subscriptions and costs for agency libraries and the Library of Congress. It would map access problems, like…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1247 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1247)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1247 (as of 2025-12-21).