[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 17 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 17

    Requiring all Members of Congress to publish a public schedule.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2023

    Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Kelly) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Requiring all Members of Congress to publish a public schedule.

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Transparency in Congress 
Resolution of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC SCHEDULE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``disclosure'' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 2302(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code, 
        except that such term does not include the Vice President; and
            (3) the term ``public schedule'' means the public schedule 
        of a Member of Congress required to be published under 
        subsection (b)(1).
    (b) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the last day of each month, 
        each Member of Congress shall publish a public schedule of the 
        Member of Congress for the preceding month that includes the 
        following:
                    (A) A daily calendar of--
                            (i) each hearing, meeting, or event 
                        attended by the Member of Congress during the 
                        month, either in person or by teleconference or 
                        other electronic means, at which the Member of 
                        Congress appears in his or her official 
                        capacity; and
                            (ii) the floor activity of the Member of 
                        Congress during the month.
                    (B) For each meeting or event described in 
                subparagraph (A), if known by the Member of Congress--
                            (i) a general description of the 
                        individuals, entities, or organizations 
                        participating in the meeting or event; or
                            (ii) a general description of the meeting 
                        or event.
            (2) Exclusions.--A public schedule is not required to 
        include--
                    (A) personal or campaign meetings or events;
                    (B) meetings or events with congressional staff; or
                    (C) meetings or events at which the Member of 
                Congress is not appearing in an official capacity.
    (c) Information Not Disclosed.--A Member of Congress may determine 
to not disclose in a public schedule the following information:
            (1) Any information--
                    (A) that implicates personal privacy or law 
                enforcement concerns;
                    (B) that implicates the personal safety of 
                congressional staff (including the time of the arrival 
                or departure of congressional staff from their duty 
                station); or
                    (C) the release or disclosure of which would cause 
                a threat to national security interests or reveal 
                information that is confidential or classified.
            (2) Information related to particularly sensitive meetings, 
        including a meeting with an anonymous or confidential 
        whistleblower.
    (d) Availability.--
            (1) In general.--For each Congress and as required under 
        subsection (b)(1), a Member of Congress shall make each monthly 
        public schedule of the Member of Congress publicly available on 
        the website of the Member of Congress at least until the date 
        that is 30 days after--
                    (A) the last day of the Congress; or
                    (B) in the case of a Member of Congress whose 
                service as a Member of Congress ends before the last 
                day of the Congress, the last day of such service.
    (e) Ethics Implementation and Guidance.--The Select Committee on 
Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of 
Representatives--
            (1) shall have authority to implement this resolution with 
        respect to Members of Congress of the applicable House; and
            (2) may issue guidance as needed to implement this 
        resolution.
    (f) Effective Date.--A Member of Congress shall make available the 
public schedule of the Member of Congress in accordance with this 
section for each day on or after the date that is 180 days after the 
date of adoption of this resolution.
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