3.0.0 2860 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z House H HR 2011-09-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOEBSACK:H.R. 2860.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 2 of section 8 of article I of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H5965]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-09-07T18:01:05Z 2011-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2011-09-07 True R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2011-09-07 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2011-09-09 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-09-13 False Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress News media and reporting Public participation and lobbying Economics and Public Finance 00 2011-09-07 Introduced in House 2011-11-29T23:27:00Z Deficit Committee Transparency Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require any member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and any individual on the committee staff or the personal staff of a committee member, to disclose any meeting, within 48 hours after it takes place, with any other individual relating to matters before the committee if the individual: (1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; (2) has any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative measure pending before the House of Representatives or the Senate or reported by a committee of either chamber; or (3) is in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or indirectly, the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal.

Requires any member of the Joint Committee who is a candidate with an authorized committee or who is a candidate or an individual holding federal office affiliated with a leadership political action committee (PAC) to disclose, within 48 hours of receipt,  any contribution such committee or leadership PAC receives from an individual, or any entity, which: (1) is a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal; (2)  the authorized committee or leadership PAC, using its best efforts, determines is in the employ of or represents any party or organization for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or amendment of any legislative proposal; or (3) makes a single contribution in excess of $500.

Requires the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee, before its first meeting,  to establish a public website containing: (1)  such disclosures of lobbying activities and meetings, and of campaign or Member-designated leadership PAC contributions; (2)  the final report on specified activities and contributions; and (3) such other information the Joint Committee or its staff deems necessary and beneficial to inform the public of  its proceedings, deliberations, and deadlines.

Requires the Joint Committee's proposed report and legislative language to be made publicly available on its website at least 72 hours before the vote on such measures.

Requires any hearing of the Joint Committee open to the public to be open to coverage by audio and visual means, including in a format that is streaming on the Internet via the Joint Committee's website.

]]> Deficit Committee Transparency Act Display Title Deficit Committee Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose lobbying activities and campaign or member-designated political action committee contributions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Deficit Committee Transparency Act Introduced in House 2011-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2860ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2860ih.xml 2011-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.