1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019 . 2. Adoption of standardized format for legislative documents The Clerk is authorized and directed to provide periodic updates to the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Rules regarding the implementation of the U.S. Legislative Markup and a plan for its completion including a timeline. 3. Legislation comparison project The Clerk shall report to the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Appropriations an assessment of the funding and other resources needed to expedite and complete the legislation comparison project, including the training of staff. 4. Assignment of unique identifiers for reports filed by registered lobbyists (a) Assignment of identifiers The Clerk, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate, shall establish and implement a process under which the Clerk shall assign a unique identification number with respect to each person who files a registration statement or other report required to be filed with the Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and shall ensure that such unique identification number will be used for all purposes under such Act (including the public availability of such statements and reports) with respect to each statement or report filed by that person with the Clerk under such Act. (b) Deadline The Clerk shall establish and implement the process required under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution. 5. Database of information on expiration of authorizations of programs (a) Duties of the Clerk Clause 2 of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (l) The Clerk shall— (1) establish and maintain on its public website an up-to-date database of the expiration dates of all Federal programs and the committee of subject matter jurisdiction over each such program