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HR 2796 112th Congress House Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Legislative rules and procedure

To require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to conduct the business of the committee in a manner that is open to the public.

Introduced: September 12, 2011 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require each meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (except any discussing classified information) to be made open to the public and available for television coverage.

What's happening now August 5, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 4
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 12, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 8, 2011
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 8, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 2, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Aug 12, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Aug 12, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Aug 12, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Aug 12, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Aug 12, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Aug 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2796: To require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to conduct the business of the committee in a manner that is open to the public.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2796/
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"H.R. 2796: To require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to conduct the business of the committee in a manner that is open to the public.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2796/.
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H.R. 2796, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2796/.
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