congressional_record: CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1354-2
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| CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1354-2 | 2022-12-23 | 117 | 2 | DECLARING ARCHIVED RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E1354 | E1354 | [{"name": "Derek Kilmer", "role": "speaking"}] | 168 Cong. Rec. E1354 | Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1354] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DECLARING ARCHIVED RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE ______ HON. DEREK KILMER of washington in the house of representatives Friday, December 23, 2022 Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, as Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, I wish to include in the Record a letter Vice Chair William Timmons and I sent on December 22 to the Acting Archivist of the United States. The letter communicates our committee's designation of all records that the Archivist receives for archiving, as our committee draws to a close, as available for public use. This letter takes an important step towards the kind of openness that the Modernization Committee has championed as part of our over 200 recommendations and over 40 hearings held since the beginning of the 116th Congress to make the institution more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people. Having our records available for public use will also aid future reform committees, researchers, and the public alike to advance the cause of modernization going forward. I ask my colleagues to join me in taking this important step towards recognizing the value of transparency and the legacy of the Modernization Committee. Congress of the United States, Washington, DC, December 22, 2022. Ms. Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist of the United States, The United States National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. Dear Ms. Wall: As Chair and Vice Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (``Modernization Committee''), we are writing to let you know that we consider any and all Modernization Committee records that you receive from the Office of the Clerk for purposes of archiving to be available for public use. in accordance with Clause 3 of House Rule VII. Established in the 116th Congress and extended through the 117th Congress, the Modernization Committee has been tasked to investigate, study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop recommendations to make Congress more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people. To this end, we have issued over 200 recommendations and held over 40 hearings over the last four years to improve the day- to-day functioning of the House. A pillar of the Modernization Committee's work has been to enhance the transparency of the House and of the legislative process. As such, we believe it is important to make our archived materials available for the public as soon as possible. In addition, one of our final recommendations was that the House ``should authorize a Modernization Select Committee at least every fourth Congress.'' If the House implements this recommendation, a future select committee would benefit tremendously from having our records and analyses at its immediate disposal, as these documents collectively constitute a wealth of information about our work and the issues that our members and staff discussed. Absent a committee order, we understand our archived records would remain sealed for up to 30 years by default under Rule VII. For the above reasons, though, we wish to make you aware that, should you receive requests from other committees or interested parties, we consider the records reserved from our committee for archiving to be available for public use. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Derek Kilmer, Member of Congress. William R. Timmons IV, Member of Congress. ____________________ |