Government Transparency
This week, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition (PAST) Act after reports emerged that White House logs from January 6th, 2021 provided to the House of Representatives included a 7-hour gap in phone calls made by former President Donald Trump.
Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-IL), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Twenty-First Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts. This legislation aims to restore Americans' trust in their justice system by directly addressing the public's concerns about judicial conduct—including by requiring the Supreme Court to issue a code of conduct for its justices.
On December 14, 2021 U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement following the House vote to hold former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the Select Committee on the January 6 Attack:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) ruling determining that foreign nationals may donate to U.S. ballot initiative campaigns:
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) participated in a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to examine the fossil fuel industry's coordinated effort to mislead the public and spread disinformation about climate science and the role of fossil fuel companies in driving climate change.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley's (IL-05) legislation the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act is headed to President Joe Biden's desk for signature after passing both the House and Senate on Monday. The bipartisan bill, introduced on the first day of the 117th Congress by Quigley, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, and Representative James Comer (KY-01), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, will increase access to the federal government's expenditures.
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, and James Comer (KY-01), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, praised the unanimous House passage of their bipartisan, bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), which will create a single website where Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all agency reports to Congress.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to create a Select Committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol:
"The January 6 attack was not just a harrowing experience for those of us who were there – it was an attack on the very foundation of our democracy. We have a responsibility to uncover the truth of what took place and led up to, that day.
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Access to White House Visitor Logs Act, to require every administration to publicly release visitor logs from the White House or any location where presidents regularly conduct official business.