FWIW, the author, Alex Howard (who I'm friends-via-Twitter with), is as familiar with this as anyone. He was previously a senior analyst at the Sunlight Foundation, which is a prominent open-government organization: https://sunlightfoundation.com/author/ahoward/

The submitted post includes a link [0] to an article he wrote a couple days back, which provides more context on "How did open government data get into the US Code?", including the nitty-gritty of how the original bill was proposed in the last session but ultimately left out of legislation. Howard writes that the legislation was "one of the primary legislative priorities for me during my years as a senior analyst and then deputy director at the Sunlight Foundation"

[0] https://e-pluribusunum.org/2018/12/20/senate-passes-evidence...

> (who I'm friends-via-Twitter with)

Full disclosure? Odd brag?

It's someone who I mostly learned/knew through social media and am friendly with, even though we've never worked together and maybe have met in person a couple times at conferences.

I wasn't sure if you were disclosing the relationship because of the nature of your comment or if you were just bragging about knowing them. It is/was odd.

My opinion is that he’s an expert on the legislation, but I wanted to be clear that I could be biased :)

Haha ok, as an outsider reading that it came off as a brag and I was confused. That's why I asked.

Do you have specific questions about the law that aren’t addressed here? https://e-pluribusunum.org/2018/12/20/senate-passes-evidence...