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MODERNIZING MEMBER AND COMMITTEE DATA2014 Legislative Data and Transparency Conference
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Why modernize Member/Committee Data?
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Current data is Not in one central collection available for
distribution Missing a number of data elements, such
as swearing in date/time temporal (time) data
Not all elements are available in machine-readable format
Project Goals3
The Member and Committee Modernization Project seeks to improve how House member and committee data is maintained, used, and distributed across the House, within the Legislative Branch, and to the public.
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Sample Data that will be included
Start and end times for Congress and sessions Member data
Name information and unique id Current State/District; Previous State/District Phone number(s) Website Election date Swearing date/time Leadership positions Seniority
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Sample data that will be included
Committee/Subcommittee Data Unique ID Complete full committee name, shortened
name Committee type Websites (minority and majority, if
applicable) Organizational date for committee and
subcommittee
Input and Feedback6
One of three ways: Use your phone with messaging Use your twitter account Go to a website.
Email us directly at [email protected]
To provide additional comments to the technical folks, email
Additional Discussion12
Kirsten Gullickson
Office of the ClerkU.S. House of
Representatives
ThankyouMerciGracias