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H. Res. 163 95th Congress House

Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection…

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Official title: Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection subject to certain conditions.

Introduced: January 26, 1977 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 95th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jan 26, 1977
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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 Latest action January 26, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that records of committee actions be made available for public inspection except for information which would endanger national security or would violate any rule of the House.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 26, 1977
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 163: Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection subject to certain conditions.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HRES-163/
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"H. Res. 163: Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection subject to certain conditions.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HRES-163/.
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H. Res. 163, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HRES-163/.
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[H. Res. 163: Resolution to require each House committee to keep a verbatim transcript and written summary of all committee legislative and investigative action and to make them available for public inspection subject to certain conditions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HRES-163/)
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