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Read more from the First Branch Forecast newsletter on substack.Earlier this month, the American Governance Institute and more than 20 other civil society organizations wrote to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership supporting bringing the Open Courts Act of 2026 up for a markup before the August recess. The bill, introduced by Sens. John Kennedy and Ron Wyden, requires the replacement of outdated electronic court records…
AGI urged the House Modernization Subcommittee to strengthen the Congressional Data Task Force to modernize public access to legislative information. In its letter, AGI called for dedicated staff, empowered agency points of contact, stronger coordination, and a user-centered approach to make congressional data easier to find, use, and improve.
The American Governance Institute sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration to use its oversight hearing to press CRS to modernize how it serves Congress, including by providing timely analysis, usable data, integrated information, and tools built around the needs of Members and staff. As artificial intelligence changes how Congress gathers and analyzes…
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