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H.Res. 835 · 111th Congress

Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment…

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Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.

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96 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the chair of a committee, within 24 hours after commencing a meeting to consider a measure or matter, to cause its text to be made publicly available in an electronic form.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 15, 2009

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the chair of a committee, within 24 hours after commencing a meeting to consider a measure or matter, to cause its text to be made publicly available in an electronic form.

Requires a committee chair to do the same with an amendment to such measure or matter within 24 hours after adopting it.

Amends Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to prohibit a committee report on a measure or matter from including recommended amendments after it was ordered reported, except technical and conforming changes authorized by the committee to correct section numbers, cross-references, punctuation, grammar, spelling, or to maintain mathematical consistency.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.

Latest action (Oct 15, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 15, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.