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

Introduced: October 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Oct 15, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 15, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 21
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 15, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 15, 2009
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 15, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 15, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 15, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 15, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 15, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 15, 2009
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 15, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 15, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 15, 2009
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Oct 15, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Oct 15, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Oct 15, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 15, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · Oct 15, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 15, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 15, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Oct 15, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 15, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 15, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 835: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-835/
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"H. Res. 835: Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-835/.
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