http://www.theopenhouseproject.com Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:18:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/comment-page-1/#comment-25713 Data.gov | Data and the Web Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:46:09 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/#comment-25713 [...] The OpenHouse Project [...] [...] The OpenHouse Project [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/comment-page-1/#comment-25698 ||–::DaKi::–|| » Blog Archive » An API for Federal Legislation? Congress Wants Your Opinion Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:55:45 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/#comment-25698 [...] says, came in large part from the Sunlight Foundation, which has been urging Congress, through its Open House Project, to make records more accessible to the public. The group issued a report in May 2007 calling for [...] [...] says, came in large part from the Sunlight Foundation, which has been urging Congress, through its Open House Project, to make records more accessible to the public. The group issued a report in May 2007 calling for [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/comment-page-1/#comment-17059 THOMAS Publishes Permanent Links (Another Recommendation Realized) | The Open House Project Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/#comment-17059 [...] one of the recommendations of the Open House Project report, The Library of Congress has published on their THOMAS web page directions for creating permanent [...] [...] one of the recommendations of the Open House Project report, The Library of Congress has published on their THOMAS web page directions for creating permanent [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 Input request: Legislative Data | The Open House Project Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:23:47 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/3-legislation-database/#comment-1414 [...] The chapter of the Open House Project report on Legislative Data. Congress should make available to the public a well-supported database of all bill status and summary information currently accessible through the Library of Congress. This database, as well as its supporting files, should be in a structured, non-proprietary format such as XML. Records in the database should be updated in a timely manner. Such a database would enable independent Web sites to use information in new and creative ways, including educating the public about Congress and providing citizens with customized views of its proceedings. [...] [...] The chapter of the Open House Project report on Legislative Data. Congress should make available to the public a well-supported database of all bill status and summary information currently accessible through the Library of Congress. This database, as well as its supporting files, should be in a structured, non-proprietary format such as XML. Records in the database should be updated in a timely manner. Such a database would enable independent Web sites to use information in new and creative ways, including educating the public about Congress and providing citizens with customized views of its proceedings. [...]

]]>