The secrecy surrounding Congress’ in-house think tank came under fire again Wednesday, with transparency advocates on and off the Hill renewing calls for free public access to its in-depth policy briefs.

Rep. Leonard Lance, a New Jersey Republican, and Mike Quigley, an Illinois Democrat, reintroduced a bill the same day that would require all the reports produced by the Congressional Research Service to be published on a government website.

The House Appropriations Committee last year voted down an amendment that would have made it easier to access the reports after Georgia Republican Tom Graves, the former chairman of the Legislative Branch subcommittee, and Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida expressed reservations.

The new subcommittee chairman, Kevin Yoder, however, was among those who voted for the proposal last year. The Kansas Republican said Wednesday he would err on the side of transparency, although he wants to be sensitive to other members’ concerns.

“I’m favorable towards making these reports accessible to members of the public,” he said. “I think it enhances transparency and accountability, and so we will certainly see what the committee wants to do.”