{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1247","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1247,"title":"WISE Government Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000454","fullName":"Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]","party":"D","state":"IL","district":11}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Government ethics and transparency, public corruption","Government information and archives","Intergovernmental relations","Library of Congress","Public contracts and procurement","Scientific communication"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Well-Informed, Scientific, &amp;</strong> <strong> Efficient Government Act of 2025 or the WISE Government Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another agency or the Library of Congress.</p><p>Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet.</p><p>The General Services Administration must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-02T14:43:45Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1820,"ts":"2026-04-19T12:28:23.935Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=WISE%20Government%20Act"}]}}