Mike has proposed smart policies to crack down on corruption and increase government transparency.
Push for strong government transparency and anti-corruption reforms.
Occurrences
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
re-introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA) to create a single website on which Congress and the public can easily search, sort, and download all agency congressional reports
re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA) to increase access, accountability, and transparency in every branch of the federal government
introduced the Reducing Nefarious Crimes Act – or RNC Act – to increase penalties for violating the Hatch Act
introduced the Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act, which would authorize video and teleconferencing of judicial proceedings during the COVID-19 emergency period
introduced the 21st Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to increase transparency in the federal court system
continued their call for greater public access to our federal court deliberations by reintroducing the Eyes on the Courts Act, legislation to require cameras be permitted in the Supreme Court and all federal appellate courts
Evidence
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act to increase access, accountability, and transparency in every branch of the federal government. The legislation would expand financial disclosure requirements for both lawmakers and lobbyists; modernize how the public accesses federal spending information; and improve judicial transparency. Quigley has introduced this legislation each Congress since his first term.
The Congressional Transparency Caucus is a bipartisan group of lawmakers dedicated to enacting legislation that brings openness and accessibility to the federal government.
Issues: Holding the White House Accountable Appropriations Defense and Foreign Affairs Government Transparency
Roll Call 110 ... Quigley | Quigley | Democratic | IL | Yea
Today, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and James Comer (R-KY), the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act, to increase access to transparency regarding the federal government’s expenditure of taxpayer dollars, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 412-2.
Assessments
Evidence shows Quigley has consistently pushed government transparency and anti-corruption reforms, including co-founding and co-chairing the Congressional Transparency Caucus and repeatedly reintroducing the broad Transparency in Government Act. There is also evidence of a concrete successful transparency measure he co-led: the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act passed the House and was described as headed to be signed into law in 2021, demonstrating real delivery on at least part of the promise. However, the promise is broad and framed as pushing for strong reforms overall, and the record provided does not establish that Quigley fully delivered a comprehensive package of strong transparency and anti-corruption reforms. The strongest current-term evidence is continued advocacy and legislative effort rather than complete enactment of the full agenda. Therefore partial credit is most appropriate.