S.Amdt. 1474Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)2nd degree

To require that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House.

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted January 30, 2012

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S290, S299)

February 2, 2012

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S290, S299)

February 2, 2012

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Proposed amendment SA 1474 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S299)

February 2, 2012

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S239)

February 1, 2012

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1474 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 1470.(consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189-190)

January 31, 2012

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Amendment SA 1474 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 1470. (consideration: CR S189-190; text: CR S189-190) To require that all legislation be placed online for 72 hours before it is voted on by the Senate or the House.

January 31, 2012

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Senate amendment submitted

January 30, 2012

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Submitted

SA 1474. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2038, to
prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using
nonpublic information derived from their official positions for
personal benefit, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.

(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate or
the House of Representatives to proceed to any legislative
matter unless the legislative matter has been publically
available on the Internet as provided in subsection (b) in
searchable form 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays except when the Senate or the House of
Representatives is in session on such a day) prior to
proceeding.
(b) Availability.--With respect to the requirements of
subsection (a), the legislative matter shall be available on
the official website of the committee with jurisdiction over
the subject matter of the legislative matter.
(c) Waiver and Suspension.--
(1) In the senate.--The provisions of this section may be
waived in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-
thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
(2) In the house.--The provisions of this section may be
waived in the House of Representatives only by a rule or
order proposing only to waive such provisions by an
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen
and sworn.
(3) Point of order protection.--In the House of
Representatives, it shall not be in order to consider a rule
or order that waives the application of paragraph (2).
(4) Motion to suspend.--It shall not be in order for the
Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the application of
this section under clause 1 of rule XV of the Rules of the
House of Representatives.
(d) Legislative Matter.--In this section, the term
``legislative matter'' means any bill, joint resolution,
concurrent resolution, conference report, or substitute
amendment.
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