Meanwhile, just yesterday the House Committee on Appropriations voted to [indefinitely delay][1] making legislative data available in machine-readable (XML) format. It's a repeat of a move taken in 2008 to "make a plan to make a plan" that never really goes anywhere. In other words, it's not gonna happen for a long time yet.

[1]: http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/06/01/bulk-access-de...