[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 721 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 721

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any major 
health care reform bill considered on the floor of the House should be 
              available for viewing for 30 calendar days.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2009

 Mr. Lewis of California submitted the following resolution; which was 
                   referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any major 
health care reform bill considered on the floor of the House should be 
              available for viewing for 30 calendar days.

Whereas the House of Representatives is considering major health reform 
        legislation that will affect the lives of every American;
Whereas over the August district work period Members of the House of 
        Representatives heard from overwhelming numbers of constituents about 
        potential changes to the health care delivery system;
Whereas health care spending in the United States constitutes more than 17 
        percent of gross domestic product (GDP);
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Federal budget 
        deficit for 2009 will total $1,600,000,000,000, which is 11.2 percent of 
        gross domestic product; and
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office estimates that early drafts of health 
        care reform legislation could add $239,000,000,000 to the deficit over 
        ten years: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that, due to the potential for sweeping changes to our Nation's health 
care delivery system, any major health care reform bill that comes to 
the floor of the House of Representatives in final form should be 
available to Members to view in hard copy and available online to the 
public in a downloadable and searchable format for 30 calendar days 
prior to the final vote on such bill.
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