[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1675 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1675

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require live 
 dissemination on the Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions 
                      that are open to the public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mrs. Bono Mack submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                       to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require live 
 dissemination on the Internet of all markups of bills and resolutions 
                      that are open to the public.

    Resolved, That (a) it is the purpose of this resolution to--
    (1) modernize the operations of the House of Representatives using 
information technology that has transformed and increased the 
efficiency of many aspects of American society such as financial 
services and markets, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, and 
commerce with consumers and businesses;
    (2) enhance public participation in American democracy and improve 
the quality of proposed legislation by allowing the opportunity for its 
review by interested citizens; and
    (3) help restore public trust in Government and enhance respect for 
the House of Representatives and the Congress by ensuring that their 
operations are conducted with openness, order, and dignity.
    (b) Clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(7) In the case of each meeting of a standing committee for the 
markup of bills and resolutions, including the Committee on 
Appropriations and any subcommittee thereof for consideration of a 
chairman's mark, that is open to the public, the committee shall 
broadcast the markup in real time on the official public Web site of 
the committee.''.
    (c) Clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(q)(1) In the case of any committee or subcommittee markup that 
is open to the public, the text of any bill or resolution under 
consideration, and any amendments offered thereto, shall be available 
to the public on the official public Web site of the committee in a 
timely manner that is accessible using existing technology, at no cost, 
and in a format that is searchable by text.
    ``(2) As used in paragraph (1), a chairman's mark shall be deemed 
to be a bill for purposes of the Committee on Appropriations and any 
subcommittee thereof.''.
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