House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
WISE Government Act
Official title: To secure Federal access to scientific literature and other subscription services by requiring Federal agencies and legislative branch research arms to make recommendations on increasing agency library access to serials, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 12, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1247.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FOSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 29, February 12, 2025, Page H677):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1247, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1247
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2efb01608fa48f7332f5c3575a2b1b286bbc8cf756d7a06b7056575a2cb99565
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1247, last updated May 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster.
- H.R. 3682 (119th) Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025
- H.Res. 100 (119th) Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear…
- H.R. 2627 (119th) Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025
- H.R. 9902 (119th) Federal Naming Standards Act
- H.R. 9803 (119th) Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1066 (119th) Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting in Aurora…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.