S. 760: OPEN Government Data Act

115th Congress

A bill to expand the Government's use and administration of data to facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz — D — HI

S. 760 would direct federal agencies to publish all data they collect in an open format that can be used by any computer. Under the bill, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would establish an inventory of all federal data sets and would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to maintain an online interface for all such data. The bill also would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO), OMB, and Chief Information Officers at each federal agency to report to the Congress about this effort.

View the full vote history of this bill on GovTrack.us.