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Returning Government to the American People Act

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2009
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Returning Government to the American People Act - Declares that: (1) the Bush Administration should not rush into effect major new controversial regulations in its closing days; (2) the incoming Administration, working with the Congress, should review and, if appropriate, revise or reject such regulations; and (3) Congress should enact and the President should sign legislation necessary to ensure the new Administration has that opportunity.

What's happening now January 7, 2009

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 6, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 8: Returning Government to the American People Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-8/
MLA
"S. 8: Returning Government to the American People Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-8/.
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S. 8, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-8/.
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[S. 8: Returning Government to the American People Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-8/)
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