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S 1501 112th Congress Senate Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Legislative rules and procedure

A bill 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: August 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Aug 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 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 2, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4