S.Amdt. 2788

SA 2788. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY.

(a) Scoring and Summary.--It shall not be in order in the
Senate or the House of Representatives to vote on final
passage on a bill, resolution, or conference report unless a
final Congressional Budget Office score and Congressional
Research Service summary report on policy changes in the
bill, resolution, or conference report has been posted online
on the public website of the body 72 hours before such final
vote.
(b) Additional Requirements.--The information required to
be posted by subsection (a) shall also include--
(1) an affidavit that the policy summary of the
Congressional Research Service adequately reflects the
measure signed by the Majority and Minority Leaders; and
(2) signed affidavits from every member of the body
attesting that they have read the measure.
(c) Waiver and Appeal.--
(1) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the
Senate or House of Representatives only by an affirmative
vote of 3/5 of the members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) Appeal.--An affirmative vote of 3/5 of the members of
the Senate or House of Representatives, duly chosen and
sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling
of the Chair on a point of order raised under this
subsection.
(d) Public Availability of Amendments.--Each amendment
offered in the Senate or House of Representatives shall to be
posted online on the public website of the body as soon as
practicable after the amendment is offered.
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