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US S721MAR-A-LAGO Act Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act
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Introduced
03/23/2017
03/23/2017
In Committee
03/23/2017
03/23/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
MAR-A-LAGO Act Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act This bill directs the President to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains records of: the name of each visitor at the White House, residence of the Vice-President, or any other location at which the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business (covered location); the name of each individual with whom the visitor met at the covered location; and the purpose of the visit. The President shall not include in the database any such record: (1) the posting of which would implicate personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or threaten national security, or (2) relating to a purely personal guest at a covered location. For a particularly sensitive meeting, the President shall: (1) include in the database the number of visitors at the covered location, and (2) post the applicable records in the database when their release is no longer sensitive.
AI Summary
This bill, the Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act (MAR-A-LAGO Act), directs the President to establish and update every 90 days a publicly available database containing records of visitors at the White House, Vice President's residence, and any other location where the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business. The database must include the name of each visitor, the individual they met with, and the purpose of the visit. The President is allowed to withhold records that would implicate personal privacy, law enforcement concerns, or national security, as well as those related to purely personal guests. For sensitive meetings, the President must include the number of visitors and post the applicable records when the release is no longer sensitive. This bill aims to provide transparency and insight into who influences the White House, similar to the policy instituted by the previous administration.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (6)
Tom Udall (D)*,
Tom Carper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (on 03/23/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/721/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s721/BILLS-115s721is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s721/BILLS-115s721is.pdf.pdf |
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